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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 14.20°, -91.30° (America/Guatemala).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala
Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala'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 Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala tonight (14.20°, -91.30°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.9 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 14.2°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala.
Local sky character in Nueva Concepcion
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 58 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 14.2° above the horizon, so stars within 14° of it never set from here.
- About 62.3% 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 46.8° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 6.1° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 58 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Nueva Concepcion 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 Nueva Concepcion
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 Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala. 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.
Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala?
- Tonight from Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala 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 8.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 14.2° N, about 62.3% 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 Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 46.8° 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 Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala?
- 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 Nueva Concepcion, Escuintla, Guatemala tonight?
- About 8.9 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.
Nearby cities
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- Sky tonight in Rio Bravo, Suchitepeque, Guatemala22 km
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