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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 9.30°, -69.45° (America/Caracas).

Moon
New Moon
0% lit
Sunset
6:55 PM
Dusk 8:08 PM
Dark hours
9.1 h
Dawn 5:16 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

📍 Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela 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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🌈 Aurora
☁️ Cloud cover
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Tonight's sky above Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela

Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.

Above Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela tonight (9.30°, -69.45°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 9.1 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 9.3°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela.

Local sky character in Ospino

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 197 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 9.3° above the horizon, so stars within 9° of it never set from here.
  • About 58.1% 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 51.7° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
  • The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 11° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
  • At 197 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
9.3°
Sky reachable
58.1%
Milky Way core
51.7° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

Ospino 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 Ospino

Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.

  • 2026-08-12Darkest 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 Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela.

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

    Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela. The Moon is 2% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is none.

  • 2026-08-27Full 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.

Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela?
Tonight from Ospino, Portuguesa, 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 9.1 hours of true astronomical darkness.
Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela?
Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 9.3° N, about 58.1% 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 Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela?
The Galactic Centre culminates around 51.7° 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 Ospino, Portuguesa, 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 Ospino, Portuguesa, Venezuela tonight?
About 9.1 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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