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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 37.87°, -4.18° (Europe/Madrid).

Moon
New Moon
0% lit
Sunset
9:12 PM
Dusk 10:50 PM
Dark hours
7.0 h
Dawn 5:53 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

📍 Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain 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 Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain

Skywatchers in Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain 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.

Above Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain tonight (37.87°, -4.18°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 7.0 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 37.9°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain.

Local sky character in Porcuna

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 472 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 37.9° above the horizon, so stars within 38° of it never set from here.
  • About 80.7% 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 23.1° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
  • At 472 m elevation, roughly 5% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
37.9°
Sky reachable
80.7%
Milky Way core
23.1° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

Porcuna 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 Porcuna

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 Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain.

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

    Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain. 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.

Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain?
Tonight from Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain 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 7.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
Is light pollution a problem in Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain?
Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain 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 Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain?
The core reaches about 23.1° 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 Porcuna, Andalusia, Spain tonight?
About 7.0 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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