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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia?
Waxing Crescent moon at 5%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.2. Calculated for 9.74°, -75.53° (America/Bogota).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.2 in Cetus
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia — Monday, October 12
Space weather observed: 9:50 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia
Skywatchers in San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia have the same live tools professional observers use — a real ephemeris, live Kp readings from NOAA SWPC, and hourly cloud forecasts — condensed into one report on this page.
Local sky character in San Onofre
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 37 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 9.7° above the horizon, so stars within 10° of it never set from here.
- About 58.5% 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 51.3° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 10.6° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 37 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
San Onofre 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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Best nights this month in San Onofre
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 Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia. 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 Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia.
San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia?
- Tonight from San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia expect a waxing crescent Moon at 5% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 9.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia?
- Tonight in San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 6:56 PM local time in San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia 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 Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia?
- San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia 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 San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia?
- San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia 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.
- Can I see both northern and southern constellations from San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia?
- Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 9.7° N, about 58.5% of the entire celestial sphere rises at some point in the year, so Polaris-side constellations and the Southern Cross region are both reachable across the seasons.
- How good is the Milky Way from San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia?
- The Galactic Centre culminates around 51.3° above the horizon from here, high enough to clear most horizon haze. Local cloud and humidity, not geometry, are usually the limiting factor at tropical latitudes.
- Are there seasons for stargazing in San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia?
- Night length barely changes at this latitude — twilight is short and the Sun sets steeply, so darkness arrives quickly all year. What changes is which part of the sky is on view after sunset, and, in monsoon-affected regions, how often the sky is clear at all.
- How dark does it actually get in San Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia tonight?
- About 9.7 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 Onofre, Sucre Department, Colombia.
- Sky tonight in Santiago de Tolu, Sucre Department, Colombia24 km
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What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for San Onofre?
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