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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 19.92°, -75.14° (America/New_York).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba'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 Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba tonight (19.92°, -75.14°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.6 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 19.9°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba.
Local sky character in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 16 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 19.9° above the horizon, so stars within 20° of it never set from here.
- About 67% 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 41.1° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 0.4° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 16 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay 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 Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
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 Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba. 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.
Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba?
- Tonight from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba 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 8.6 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba?
- Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba 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 Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba?
- The core reaches about 41.1° 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 Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Guantánamo Province, Cuba tonight?
- About 8.6 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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