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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 16.10°, -88.81° (America/Belize).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize
Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize tonight (16.10°, -88.81°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.8 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 16.1°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize.
Local sky character in Punta Gorda
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 8 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 16.1° above the horizon, so stars within 16° of it never set from here.
- About 63.9% 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 44.9° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 4.2° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 8 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-13 — 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 Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize.
- 2026-08-28 — 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.
Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize?
- Tonight from Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize 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 8.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize?
- Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize 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 Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize?
- The core reaches about 44.9° 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 Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize tonight?
- About 8.8 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 Punta Gorda, Toledo District, Belize.
- Sky tonight in Livingston, Izabal Department, Guatemala31 km
- Sky tonight in Puerto Barrios, Izabal Department, Guatemala47 km
- Sky tonight in Bella Vista, Toledo District, Belize55 km
- Sky tonight in San Luis, Petén, Guatemala68 km
- Sky tonight in Morales, Izabal Department, Guatemala70 km
- Sky tonight in Poptun, Petén, Guatemala70 km
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