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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Rawson, San Juan, Argentina?

Waning Crescent moon at 14%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.4. Calculated for -31.58°, -68.54° (America/Argentina/San_Juan).

Moon
Waning Crescent
14% lit
Sunset
8:02 PM
Dusk 9:31 PM
Dark hours
7.5 h
Dawn 5:03 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.4 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Rawson, San Juan, Argentina — Thursday, November 5

⭐ StargazingGood
🌙 MoonWaning Crescent • 14% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityLeonids in 11 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
🛰️ ISSISS pass times load on page open
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 1.3)
☁️ Cloud cover15%
🌡️ Temperature79°F

Weather observed: 2:00 PM UTC · Space weather observed: 9:00 AM UTC

Tonight's sky above Rawson, San Juan, Argentina

Above Rawson, San Juan, Argentina 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.

Local sky character in Rawson

Southern mid-latitudes · southern hemisphere · 660 m elevation

  • The south celestial pole stands 31.6° above the horizon, so stars within 32° of it never set from here.
  • About 76.2% 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 87.4° up, passing almost directly overhead.
  • The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
  • At 660 m elevation, roughly 7% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
31.6°
Sky reachable
76.2%
Milky Way core
87.4° max
Aurora australis
Kp 9+

Rawson is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.

GoodSky Viewing Conditions tonight

What does this mean for you?

Your Sky Briefing

Right now
The sky is currently too bright for stargazing or aurora viewing.
Tonight
Skies are expected to stay mostly clear, with minimal interference from the Moon.
Aurora
Current geomagnetic activity (Kp 1.3, quiet) is not strong enough to bring the aurora to your latitude.
Weather
No significant rain, wind or temperature extremes are expected overnight.

Skies should be clear tonight, making it a good night for stargazing, although aurora activity is unlikely.

What is a geomagnetic storm?How do auroras form?

Astronomy near Rawson

Real great-circle distances from Rawson, San Juan, Argentina.

  • El Leoncito (CASLEO) — observatory, 75 km away, 2552 m

Best nights this month in Rawson

Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.

  • 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 Rawson, San Juan, Argentina.

  • 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.

  • 2026-11-24 — 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.

Rawson, San Juan, Argentina stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Rawson, San Juan, Argentina?
Tonight from Rawson, San Juan, Argentina expect a waning crescent Moon at 14% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter. The night offers about 7.5 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Rawson, San Juan, Argentina?
Tonight in Rawson, San Juan, Argentina, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
When does darkness start tonight in Rawson, San Juan, Argentina?
Astronomical darkness begins at 9:31 PM local time in Rawson, San Juan, Argentina 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 Rawson, San Juan, Argentina?
Rawson, San Juan, Argentina 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 Rawson, San Juan, Argentina?
Rawson, San Juan, Argentina 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.
Is light pollution a problem in Rawson, San Juan, Argentina?
Rawson, San Juan, Argentina 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 Rawson, San Juan, Argentina?
The core reaches about 87.4° 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 Rawson, San Juan, Argentina tonight?
About 7.5 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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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this just astronomy weather for Rawson?

This page goes beyond ordinary astronomy weather -- it combines real local weather for astronomy, live space weather, and the space weather aurora connection into one live report for Rawson, San Juan, Argentina.

What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Rawson?

The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Rawson, San Juan, Argentina right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.