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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 63%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -34.38°, -72.00° (America/Santiago).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 9:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Local sky character in Pichilemu
Southern mid-latitudes · southern hemisphere · 22 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 34.4° above the horizon, so stars within 34° of it never set from here.
- About 78.2% 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 84.6° up, passing almost directly overhead.
- The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
- At 22 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pichilemu is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
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Best nights this month in Pichilemu
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 Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile.
- 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.
Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile?
- Tonight from Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 63% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 7.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile?
- Tonight in Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile, 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 Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 9:35 PM local time in Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile 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 Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile?
- Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile 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 Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile?
- Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile is a small town — typically Bortle class 1–4 (rural to excellent dark sky), where the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. 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.
- Is light pollution a problem in Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile?
- Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile 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 Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile?
- The core reaches about 84.6° 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 Pichilemu, O'Higgins Region, Chile tonight?
- About 7.9 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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