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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 36.41°, 45.37° (Asia/Tehran).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran
Above Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran tonight, the sky is a live system: the Moon's illumination, which planets have cleared the horizon, and whether Earth's magnetosphere is quiet or churning all change hour by hour.
Above Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran tonight (36.41°, 45.37°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 7.2 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 36.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
Local sky character in Mirabad
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1360 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 36.4° above the horizon, so stars within 36° of it never set from here.
- About 79.7% 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 24.6° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 1360 m elevation, roughly 15% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Mirabad is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Best nights this month in Mirabad
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-12 — 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 Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran. The Moon is 2% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is none.
- 2026-08-27 — 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.
Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran?
- Tonight from Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran expect a new moon Moon at 0% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars. The night offers about 7.2 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran?
- Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran is small enough that the Milky Way can be visible on clear, moonless nights away from the immediate centre. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
- When can I see the Milky Way from Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran?
- The core reaches about 24.6° 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 Mirabad, West Azerbaijan, Iran tonight?
- About 7.2 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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