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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 14.22°, -88.55° (America/Tegucigalpa).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras
San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras'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 San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras tonight (14.22°, -88.55°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.9 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 14.2°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras.
Local sky character in San Andres
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1721 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 14.2° above the horizon, so stars within 14° of it never set from here.
- About 62.3% 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 46.8° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 6.1° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 1721 m elevation, roughly 18% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
San Andres 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 San Andres
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 San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras. 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.
San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras?
- Tonight from San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras 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 8.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras's elevation help stargazing?
- At 1721 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high.
- What should I plan for observing near San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 46.8° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras tonight?
- About 8.9 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 San Andres, Lempira Department, Honduras.
- Sky tonight in Piraera, Lempira Department, Honduras19 km
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