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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 8.66°, -5.29° (Africa/Abidjan).

Moon
New Moon
0% lit
Sunset
6:38 PM
Dusk 7:50 PM
Dark hours
9.2 h
Dawn 5:01 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast — Wednesday, August 12

⭐ Stargazing—
🌙 MoonNew Moon • 0% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityDraconids in 57 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
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Tonight's sky above Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast

Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast'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 Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast tonight (8.66°, -5.29°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 9.2 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 8.7°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast.

Local sky character in Niakaramandougou

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 385 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 8.7° above the horizon, so stars within 9° of it never set from here.
  • About 57.5% 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 52.3° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
  • The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 11.6° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
  • At 385 m elevation, roughly 4% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
8.7°
Sky reachable
57.5%
Milky Way core
52.3° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

Niakaramandougou 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 Niakaramandougou

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 Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast.

  • 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour

    Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast. 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.

Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast?
Tonight from Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast 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 9.2 hours of true astronomical darkness.
Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast?
Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 8.7° N, about 57.5% of the entire celestial sphere rises at some point in the year, so Polaris-side constellations and the Southern Cross region are both reachable across the seasons.
How good is the Milky Way from Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast?
The Galactic Centre culminates around 52.3° above the horizon from here, high enough to clear most horizon haze. Local cloud and humidity, not geometry, are usually the limiting factor at tropical latitudes.
Are there seasons for stargazing in Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast?
Night length barely changes at this latitude — twilight is short and the Sun sets steeply, so darkness arrives quickly all year. What changes is which part of the sky is on view after sunset, and, in monsoon-affected regions, how often the sky is clear at all.
How dark does it actually get in Niakaramandougou, Vallée du Bandama District, Ivory Coast tonight?
About 9.2 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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