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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 15.16°, 98.45° (Asia/Bangkok).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Skywatchers in Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand 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 Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand tonight (15.16°, 98.45°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.8 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 15.2°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
Local sky character in Sangkhla Buri
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 211 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 15.2° above the horizon, so stars within 15° of it never set from here.
- About 63.1% 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 45.8° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 5.1° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 211 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Sangkhla Buri 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 Sangkhla Buri
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 Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. 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.
Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand?
- Tonight from Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand 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 8.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand?
- Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand 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 Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand?
- The core reaches about 45.8° 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 Sangkhla Buri, Kanchanaburi, Thailand tonight?
- About 8.8 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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