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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 63%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 45.23°, 7.78° (Europe/Rome).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer
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📍 San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 6:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Local sky character in San Benigno Canavese
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 212 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 45.2° above the horizon, so stars within 45° of it never set from here.
- About 85.5% 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 15.8° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 212 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
San Benigno Canavese is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
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Astronomy near San Benigno Canavese
Real great-circle distances from San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy.
- Sphinx Observatory — observatory, 148 km away, 3571 m
Best nights this month in San Benigno Canavese
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-10-21 — Orionids peak — up to 20/hour
Radiant in Orion. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 72% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.
- 2026-10-25 — 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.
- 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour
Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 2026-11-08 — 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 Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy.
- 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.
San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy?
- Tonight from San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 63% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy?
- Tonight in San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 8:13 PM local time in San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy 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 San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy?
- San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 7.2, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy?
- San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy is a small town — typically Bortle class 1–4 (rural to excellent dark sky), where the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. 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.
- Does San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy's elevation help stargazing?
- At 212 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Sphinx Observatory sits about 148 km from San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy at 3571 m.
- What should I plan for observing near San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 15.8° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in San Benigno Canavese, Piedmont, Italy tonight?
- About 10.0 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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