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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil?
First Quarter moon at 54%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -22.23°, -45.94° (America/Sao_Paulo).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 9:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Local sky character in Pouso Alegre
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · southern hemisphere · 832 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 22.2° above the horizon, so stars within 22° of it never set from here.
- About 68.9% 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 83.2° up, passing almost directly overhead.
- The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
- At 832 m elevation, roughly 9% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pouso Alegre 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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Astronomy near Pouso Alegre
Real great-circle distances from Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Pico dos Dias Observatory — observatory, 50 km away, 1864 m
Best nights this month in Pouso Alegre
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 Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- 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.
Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil?
- Tonight from Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil expect a first quarter Moon at 54% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 8.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil?
- Tonight in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 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 Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:26 PM local time in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil 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 Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil?
- Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil 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 Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil?
- Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil 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.
- Does Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil's elevation help stargazing?
- At 832 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Pico dos Dias Observatory sits about 50 km from Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil at 1864 m.
- What should I plan for observing near Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 83.2° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil tonight?
- About 8.7 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 Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Sky tonight in Congonhal, Minas Gerais, Brazil14 km
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More in Minas Gerais
Other sky reports in the same region.
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- Sky tonight in Santa Rita do Sapucai, Minas Gerais24 km
- Sky tonight in Silvianopolis, Minas Gerais25 km
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