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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 8.61°, -70.10° (America/Caracas).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela
Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela'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 Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela tonight (8.61°, -70.10°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 9.2 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 8.6°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela.
Local sky character in Obispos
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 159 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 8.6° 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 52.4° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 11.7° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 159 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Obispos 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 Obispos
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 Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela. 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.
Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela?
- Tonight from Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela 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 Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 8.6° 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 Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 52.4° 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 Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela?
- 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 Obispos, Barinas, Venezuela 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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