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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru?
Waxing Crescent moon at 10%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.2. Calculated for -8.38°, -74.55° (America/Lima).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.2 in Cetus
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📍 Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru — Tuesday, October 13
Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Local sky character in Pucallpa
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · southern hemisphere · 155 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 8.4° above the horizon, so stars within 8° of it never set from here.
- About 57.3% 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 69.4° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 28.7° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 155 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pucallpa is a mid-sized urban area — bright constellations and planets work from town; faint deep-sky objects need a drive out.
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Best nights this month in Pucallpa
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.
- 2026-10-25 — 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 Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru.
Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru?
- Tonight from Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru expect a waxing crescent Moon at 10% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 9.4 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru?
- Tonight in Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru, 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 Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:02 PM local time in Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru 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 Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru?
- Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru 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 Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru?
- Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru is a mid-sized urban area — typically Bortle class 5–6 (bright suburban sky), where major constellations are workable but the Milky Way is washed out. 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 Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 8.4° S, about 57.3% 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 Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 69.4° 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 Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru?
- 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 Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru tonight?
- About 9.4 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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