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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 52.45°, -9.06° (Europe/Dublin).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland
Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland'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 Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland tonight (52.45°, -9.06°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 4.1 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 52.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 4.8 or higher — to reach Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland.
Local sky character in Newcastle West
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 59 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 52.4° above the horizon, so stars within 52° of it never set from here.
- About 89.6% 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 8.6° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 59 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Newcastle West is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Astronomy near Newcastle West
Real great-circle distances from Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland.
- Kerry International Dark-Sky Reserve — dark-sky place, 97 km away, 50 m
Best nights this month in Newcastle West
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 Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland.
- 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.
Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland?
- Tonight from Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland 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 4.1 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Where is the nearest dark-sky site to Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland?
- Kerry International Dark-Sky Reserve lies about 97 km away. Distances are real great-circle distances from Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland's coordinates.
- When is the best time to stargaze near Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland?
- Combine two things this page computes: the astronomical darkness window (dusk to dawn), and the Moon. Nights within a few days of New Moon inside that window are the ones worth travelling for; the "best nights" section lists the next ones.
- How dark does it actually get in Newcastle West, Munster, Ireland tonight?
- About 4.1 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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