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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 22.86°, -102.61° (America/Mexico_City).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico
Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico tonight (22.86°, -102.61°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.4 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 22.9°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico.
Local sky character in Morelos
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 2309 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 22.9° above the horizon, so stars within 23° of it never set from here.
- About 69.4% 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 38.1° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- At 2309 m elevation, roughly 24% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Morelos 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 Morelos
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-13 — 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 Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico.
- 2026-08-28 — 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.
Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico?
- Tonight from Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico 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 8.4 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico's elevation help stargazing?
- At 2309 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high.
- What should I plan for observing near Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 38.1° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Morelos, Zacatecas, Mexico tonight?
- About 8.4 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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