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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique?

Waning Crescent moon at 14%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.4. Calculated for -25.97°, 32.58° (Africa/Maputo).

Moon
Waning Crescent
14% lit
Sunset
6:08 PM
Dusk 7:32 PM
Dark hours
8.0 h
Dawn 3:34 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.4 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique — Thursday, November 5

⭐ StargazingPoor
🌙 MoonWaning Crescent • 14% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsVenus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityLeonids in 11 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
🛰️ ISSISS pass predictions unavailable
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 1.3)
☁️ Cloud cover91%
🌡️ Temperature83°F

Weather observed: 2:00 PM UTC · Space weather observed: 9:00 AM UTC

Tonight's sky above Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique

Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.

Local sky character in Maputo

Southern mid-latitudes · southern hemisphere · 70 m elevation

  • The south celestial pole stands 26° above the horizon, so stars within 26° of it never set from here.
  • About 71.9% of the whole sky rises above the horizon at some point in the year from this latitude.
  • The Milky Way's core in Sagittarius culminates about 87° up, passing almost directly overhead.
  • The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
  • At 70 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
26°
Sky reachable
71.9%
Milky Way core
87° max
Aurora australis
Kp 9+

With a population above one million, Maputo produces significant sky glow: expect the Moon, planets and bright stars from the centre, and travel outward for the Milky Way.

PoorSky Viewing Conditions tonight

What does this mean for you?

Your Sky Briefing

Right now
The sky is currently too bright for stargazing or aurora viewing.
Tonight
Cloud cover is the main factor limiting visibility tonight.
Aurora
Current geomagnetic activity (Kp 1.3, quiet) is not strong enough to bring the aurora to your latitude.
Weather
No significant rain, wind or temperature extremes are expected overnight.

Tonight is not a strong night for stargazing -- check back tomorrow.

What is a geomagnetic storm?How do auroras form?

Best nights this month in Maputo

Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.

  • 2026-11-09 — Darkest night of the coming month

    The Moon is only 0% illuminated, giving the least lunar interference in the next 30 nights — the best window for the Milky Way and faint deep-sky targets from Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique.

  • 2026-11-17 — Leonids peak — up to 15/hour

    Radiant in Leo. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 45% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.

  • 2026-11-24 — Full Moon

    A 100%-lit Moon washes out faint objects, but lunar terrain along the limb is at its most striking — plan bright targets and planets instead of deep sky.

Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique?
Tonight from Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique expect a waning crescent Moon at 14% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus. The night offers about 8.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique?
Tonight in Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Venus are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
When does darkness start tonight in Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique?
Astronomical darkness begins at 7:32 PM local time in Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique tonight, the moment the Sun drops more than 18° below the horizon and the sky becomes fully dark for faint-object observing.
Can you see the aurora tonight in Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique?
Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 9, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
What is the stargazing light pollution level in Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique?
Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique is a large metropolitan area — typically Bortle class 7–9 (bright, inner-city sky), where only the Moon, planets, and the brightest stars are visible. These are typical ranges for this population size, not a measured reading for this exact spot — use tonight's Moon phase and the best-nights list above to time a visit away from direct lighting.
Is light pollution a problem in Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique?
Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique is a large metropolitan area, so expect only the Moon, planets, and the brightest stars from inside it. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
When can I see the Milky Way from Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique?
The core reaches about 87° altitude, so target the moonless nights listed in the best-nights section and get away from the city core.
How dark does it actually get in Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique tonight?
About 8.0 hours of astronomical darkness (Sun more than 18° below the horizon). That is the real observing window for faint objects; brighter targets are workable from dusk onward.

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🛰️ ISS Visibility

No visible ISS passes currently predicted for this location.

☄️ Leonids peaks in 11 days

Up to 15 meteors/hour at peak, radiating from Leo.

Full viewing guide →

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this just astronomy weather for Maputo?

This page goes beyond ordinary astronomy weather -- it combines real local weather for astronomy, live space weather, and the space weather aurora connection into one live report for Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique.

What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Maputo?

The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Maputo, Maputo City, Mozambique right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.