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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 34.61°, 51.03° (Asia/Tehran).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran
Above Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran tonight, the sky is a live system: the Moon's illumination, which planets have cleared the horizon, and whether Earth's magnetosphere is quiet or churning all change hour by hour.
Above Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran tonight (34.61°, 51.03°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 7.4 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 34.6°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran.
Local sky character in Qanavat
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 890 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 34.6° above the horizon, so stars within 35° of it never set from here.
- About 78.4% 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 26.4° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 890 m elevation, roughly 10% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Qanavat is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Astronomy near Qanavat
Real great-circle distances from Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran.
- Iranian National Observatory — observatory, 108 km away, 3600 m
Best nights this month in Qanavat
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 Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran.
- 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.
Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran?
- Tonight from Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran 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 7.4 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran's elevation help stargazing?
- At 890 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Iranian National Observatory sits about 108 km from Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran at 3600 m.
- What should I plan for observing near Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 26.4° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Qanavat, Qom Province, Iran tonight?
- About 7.4 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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