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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 63%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 15.93°, 48.63° (Asia/Aden).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 9:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen
Skywatchers in Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen 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 Shibam
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 683 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 15.9° above the horizon, so stars within 16° of it never set from here.
- About 63.7% 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 45.1° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 4.4° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 683 m elevation, roughly 8% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Shibam 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 Shibam
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 Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen. 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 Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen.
- 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.
Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen?
- Tonight from Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 63% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 9.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen?
- Tonight in Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen, 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 Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 6:33 PM local time in Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen 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 Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen?
- Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen 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 Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen?
- Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen 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.
- Is light pollution a problem in Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen?
- Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen 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 Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen?
- The core reaches about 45.1° 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 Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen tonight?
- About 9.9 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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Real great-circle distance from Shibam, Muhafazat Hadramaout, Yemen.
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