What planets are visible tonight?

Which planets are visible depends on your date and location. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are the four naked-eye planets that are frequently visible; Mercury is visible only in brief windows near sunrise or sunset. Enter your city above and the report will list the planets currently above the horizon after dark.

Can I see the Northern Lights tonight?

Aurora visibility depends on the Kp index and your geomagnetic latitude. At Kp 3, aurora is typically visible only near the Arctic and Antarctic circles. At Kp 5 (a G1 storm), the auroral oval expands south into the northern U.S. and northern Europe. At Kp 7+ it can reach mid-latitudes. The report above compares your latitude to the current auroral boundary in real time.

Is there a meteor shower tonight?

There are around a dozen major meteor showers each year. The report above shows the next active shower and how many days until its peak. For best viewing, look after midnight from a dark location with the shower's radiant above the horizon.

When will the ISS pass over tonight?

The International Space Station passes overhead multiple times per day, but only some passes are visible (bright, after dusk or before dawn, and above the horizon). The report above shows the next visible pass time for your location, computed from live NORAD orbital elements.

What can I see in the sky tonight from San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua?

Tonight from San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua 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 9.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.

Can I see both northern and southern constellations from San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua?

Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 13.2° N, about 61.4% 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 Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua?

The Galactic Centre culminates around 47.8° 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 Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua?

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 Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua tonight?

About 9.0 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.

Live Sky Report

What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 13.21°, -86.11° (America/Managua).

Moon

New Moon

0% lit

Sunset

6:06 PM

Dusk 7:20 PM

Dark hours

9.0 h

Dawn 4:18 AM

Aurora

Needs Kp 9+

Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua — Thursday, August 13

⭐ Stargazing—

🌙 MoonNew Moon • 0% Illumination

🪐 Visible planetsMars, Saturn

🌠 Meteor activityDraconids in 57 days

🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight

🛰️ ISSLoading…

🌈 Aurora—

☁️ Cloud cover—

🌡️ Temperature—

Tonight's sky above San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua

Skywatchers in San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua 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.

Above San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua tonight (13.21°, -86.11°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 9.0 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 13.2°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua.

Local sky character in San Rafael del Norte

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1081 m elevation

The north celestial pole stands 13.2° above the horizon, so stars within 13° of it never set from here.
About 61.4% 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 47.8° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 7.1° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
At 1081 m elevation, roughly 12% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.

Pole altitude

13.2°

Sky reachable

61.4%

Milky Way core

47.8° max

Aurora borealis

Kp 9+

San Rafael del Norte 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 Rafael del Norte

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 San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua.
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.

San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua?: Tonight from San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua 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 9.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
Can I see both northern and southern constellations from San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua?: Yes — this is the real advantage of an equatorial location. At 13.2° N, about 61.4% 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 Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua?: The Galactic Centre culminates around 47.8° 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 Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua?: 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 Rafael del Norte, Jinotega Department, Nicaragua tonight?: About 9.0 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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