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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 15.42°, -89.82° (America/Guatemala).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
Above Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala tonight, the sky is a live system: the Moon's illumination, which planets have cleared the horizon, and whether Earth's magnetosphere is quiet or churning all change hour by hour.
Above Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala tonight (15.42°, -89.82°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 8.8 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 15.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
Local sky character in Senahu
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 963 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 15.4° above the horizon, so stars within 15° of it never set from here.
- About 63.3% 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 45.6° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 4.9° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 963 m elevation, roughly 11% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Senahu 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 Senahu
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 Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. 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.
Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala?
- Tonight from Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala 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 Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala?
- Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala 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 Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala?
- The core reaches about 45.6° 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 Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala 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.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Senahu, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.
- Sky tonight in Panzos, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala19 km
- Sky tonight in Chahal, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala48 km
- Sky tonight in Purulha, Baja Verapaz, Guatemala49 km
- Sky tonight in Teculutan, Zacapa, Guatemala49 km
- Sky tonight in Estanzuela, Zacapa, Guatemala54 km
- Sky tonight in El Estor, Izabal Department, Guatemala54 km
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