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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 65%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 40.16°, 44.48° (Asia/Yerevan).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer
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📍 Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 12:00 AM UTC
Tonight's sky above Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia
Above Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia 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.
Local sky character in Shengavit
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 930 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 40.2° above the horizon, so stars within 40° of it never set from here.
- About 82.2% 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 20.8° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 930 m elevation, roughly 10% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Shengavit is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
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Astronomy near Shengavit
Real great-circle distances from Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia.
- Byurakan Observatory — observatory, 25 km away, 1405 m
Best nights this month in Shengavit
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.
- 2026-10-26 — 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 Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 2026-11-09 — 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 Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia.
- 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.
Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia?
- Tonight from Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 65% 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 Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia?
- Tonight in Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia, 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 Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:45 PM local time in Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia 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 Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia?
- Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 8.9, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia?
- Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia is a small city — typically Bortle class 4–5 (rural/suburban transition), where the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. 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 Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia's elevation help stargazing?
- At 930 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Byurakan Observatory sits about 25 km from Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia at 1405 m.
- What should I plan for observing near Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 20.8° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Shengavit, Yerevan, Armenia 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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