Live Sky Report
What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 19.87°, 97.01° (Asia/Yangon).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar
Above Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar tonight, the sky is a live system: the Moon's illumination, which planets have cleared the horizon, and whether Earth's magnetosphere is quiet or churning all change hour by hour.
Above Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar tonight (19.87°, 97.01°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.6 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 19.9°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar.
Local sky character in Pekon
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 897 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 19.9° above the horizon, so stars within 20° of it never set from here.
- About 67% 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 41.1° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 0.4° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 897 m elevation, roughly 10% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pekon 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 Pekon
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 Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar.
- 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.
Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar?
- Tonight from Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar 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 8.6 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar?
- Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar is small enough that the Milky Way can be visible on clear, moonless nights away from the immediate centre. This page's Moon and darkness figures tell you the other half of the story.
- When can I see the Milky Way from Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar?
- The core reaches about 41.1° altitude, so target the moonless nights listed in the best-nights section and get away from the city core.
- How dark does it actually get in Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar tonight?
- About 8.6 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
Real great-circle distance from Pekon, Shan State, Myanmar.
- Sky tonight in Loikaw, Kayah State, Myanmar30 km
- Sky tonight in Inbawhkon, Shan State, Myanmar65 km
- Sky tonight in Yawnghwe, Shan State, Myanmar88 km
- Sky tonight in Yawnghwe, Shan State, Myanmar88 km
- Sky tonight in Nay Pyi Taw, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar93 km
- Sky tonight in Nay Pyi Taw, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar93 km
More in Shan State
Other sky reports in the same region.
Sky tonight across Myanmar
Other cities in Myanmar with live sky reports.
- Sky tonight in Lewe, Nay Pyi Taw97 km
- Sky tonight in Yedashe, Bago Region105 km
- Sky tonight in Yamethin, Mandalay Region110 km
- Sky tonight in Taungoo, Bago Region119 km
- Sky tonight in Pangtara, Shan State125 km
- Sky tonight in Pyawbwe, Mandalay Region128 km
- Sky tonight in Nansang, Shan State136 km
- Sky tonight in Taungdwingyi, Magway154 km
Popular astronomy destinations
Aurora hubs, dark-sky sites, and observatory towns.
