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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 64%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -2.68°, 111.63° (Asia/Pontianak).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 12:00 AM UTC
Tonight's sky above Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Skywatchers in Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia have the same live tools professional observers use — a real ephemeris, live Kp readings from NOAA SWPC, and hourly cloud forecasts — condensed into one report on this page.
Local sky character in Pangkalanbuun
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · southern hemisphere · 16 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 2.7° above the horizon, so stars within 3° of it never set from here.
- About 52.3% 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 63.7° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 23° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 16 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pangkalanbuun is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
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Best nights this month in Pangkalanbuun
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-10-21 — Orionids peak — up to 20/hour
Radiant in Orion. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 72% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.
- 2026-10-26 — 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.
- 2026-11-09 — 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 Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
- 2026-11-17 — Leonids peak — up to 15/hour
Radiant in Leo. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 45% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.
Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia?
- Tonight from Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 64% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 9.5 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia?
- Tonight in Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 6:33 PM local time in Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia tonight, the moment the Sun drops more than 18° below the horizon and the sky becomes fully dark for faint-object observing.
- Can you see the aurora tonight in Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia?
- Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 9, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia?
- Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia is a small city — typically Bortle class 4–5 (rural/suburban transition), where the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. These are typical ranges for this population size, not a measured reading for this exact spot — use tonight's Moon phase and the best-nights list above to time a visit away from direct lighting.
- Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 2.7° S, about 52.3% 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 Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 63.7° 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 Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia?
- 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 Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia tonight?
- About 9.5 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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Real great-circle distance from Pangkalanbuun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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