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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 2.94°, -73.21° (America/Bogota).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia
Skywatchers in Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia 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 Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia tonight (2.94°, -73.21°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 9.4 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 2.9°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia.
Local sky character in Puerto Yuca
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 212 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 2.9° above the horizon, so stars within 3° of it never set from here.
- About 52.6% 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 58.1° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 17.4° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 212 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Puerto Yuca 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 Puerto Yuca
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-12 — 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 Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia. The Moon is 2% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is none.
- 2026-08-27 — 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.
Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia?
- Tonight from Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia 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 9.4 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Can I see both northern and southern constellations from Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 2.9° N, about 52.6% 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 Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 58.1° 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 Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia?
- 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 Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia 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.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Puerto Yuca, Meta Department, Colombia.
- Sky tonight in Puerto Lleras, Meta Department, Colombia24 km
- Sky tonight in Puerto Concordia, Meta Department, Colombia61 km
- Sky tonight in San Jose del Guaviare, Guaviare Department, Colombia75 km
- Sky tonight in San Carlos de Guaroa, Meta Department, Colombia86 km
- Sky tonight in El Retorno, Guaviare Department, Colombia93 km
- Sky tonight in San Martin, Meta Department, Colombia100 km
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