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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia?

Waxing Gibbous moon at 62%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 33.78°, 8.86° (Africa/Tunis).

Moon
Waxing Gibbous
62% lit
Sunset
5:44 PM
Dusk 7:08 PM
Dark hours
10.0 h
Dawn 5:10 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Mars, Saturn, Jupiter — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia — Monday, October 19

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonWaxing Gibbous • 62% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 1 day
🌌 Milky WayMuted by moonlight tonight
🛰️ ISSChecking ISS orbital track…
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 0.7)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 6:00 PM UTC

Tonight's sky above Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia

Above Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia 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 Souk Lahad

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 44 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 33.8° above the horizon, so stars within 34° of it never set from here.
  • About 77.8% 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 27.2° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
  • At 44 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
33.8°
Sky reachable
77.8%
Milky Way core
27.2° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 9+

Souk Lahad 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 Souk Lahad

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 Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia. 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 Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia.

  • 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.

Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia?
Tonight from Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 62% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Saturn, Jupiter. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia?
Tonight in Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
When does darkness start tonight in Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia?
Astronomical darkness begins at 7:08 PM local time in Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia 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 Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia?
Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia 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 Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia?
Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia 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 Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia?
Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia 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 Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia?
The core reaches about 27.2° 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 Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia 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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This page goes beyond ordinary astronomy weather -- it combines real local weather for astronomy, live space weather, and the space weather aurora connection into one live report for Souk Lahad, Kebili Governorate, Tunisia.

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