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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Solola, Sololá, Guatemala?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 61%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 14.77°, -91.18° (America/Guatemala).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Solola, Sololá, Guatemala — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Solola, Sololá, Guatemala
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Solola, Sololá, Guatemala comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Local sky character in Solola
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 2044 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 14.8° above the horizon, so stars within 15° of it never set from here.
- About 62.7% 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 46.2° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 5.5° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 2044 m elevation, roughly 21% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Solola 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 Solola
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.
- 2026-10-25 — 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 Solola, Sololá, Guatemala. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 2026-11-08 — 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 Solola, Sololá, Guatemala.
- 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.
Solola, Sololá, Guatemala stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Solola, Sololá, Guatemala?
- Tonight from Solola, Sololá, Guatemala expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 61% 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 Solola, Sololá, Guatemala?
- Tonight in Solola, Sololá, Guatemala, 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 Solola, Sololá, Guatemala?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 6:53 PM local time in Solola, Sololá, Guatemala 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 Solola, Sololá, Guatemala?
- Solola, Sololá, Guatemala 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 Solola, Sololá, Guatemala?
- Solola, Sololá, Guatemala 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.
- Does Solola, Sololá, Guatemala's elevation help stargazing?
- At 2044 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high.
- What should I plan for observing near Solola, Sololá, Guatemala?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 46.2° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Solola, Sololá, Guatemala 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.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Solola, Sololá, Guatemala.
- Sky tonight in Santiago Atitlan, Sololá, Guatemala16 km
- Sky tonight in Santa Catarina Ixtahuacan, Sololá, Guatemala19 km
- Sky tonight in Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala21 km
- Sky tonight in Patzun, Chimaltenango, Guatemala21 km
- Sky tonight in Totonicapan, Totonicapán, Guatemala25 km
- Sky tonight in San Jose Poaquil, Chimaltenango, Guatemala30 km
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