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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 48.42°, 18.64° (Europe/Bratislava).

Moon
New Moon
0% lit
Sunset
8:03 PM
Dusk 10:12 PM
Dark hours
5.3 h
Dawn 3:28 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 6.1+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

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

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia — Thursday, August 13

⭐ Stargazing—
🌙 MoonNew Moon • 0% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityDraconids in 57 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
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🌈 Aurora—
☁️ Cloud cover—
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Tonight's sky above Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.

Above Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia tonight (48.42°, 18.64°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 5.3 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 48.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 6.1 or higher — to reach Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia.

Local sky character in Nova Bana

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 231 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 48.4° above the horizon, so stars within 48° of it never set from here.
  • About 87.4% 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 12.6° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
  • At 231 m elevation, roughly 3% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
48.4°
Sky reachable
87.4%
Milky Way core
12.6° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 6.1+

Nova Bana is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.

Astronomy near Nova Bana

Real great-circle distances from Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia.

  • Konkoly Observatory (Piszkéstető) — observatory, 109 km away, 935 m

Best nights this month in Nova Bana

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 Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia.

  • 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.

Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia?
Tonight from Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia 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 5.3 hours of true astronomical darkness.
Does Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia's elevation help stargazing?
At 231 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Konkoly Observatory (Piszkéstető) sits about 109 km from Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia at 935 m.
What should I plan for observing near Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia?
High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 12.6° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
How dark does it actually get in Nova Bana, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia tonight?
About 5.3 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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