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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in St Lawrence, Jersey?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 49.22°, -2.14° (Europe/Jersey).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 St Lawrence, Jersey — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above St Lawrence, Jersey
St Lawrence, Jersey's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above St Lawrence, Jersey tonight (49.22°, -2.14°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 5.1 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 49.2°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 5.9 or higher — to reach St Lawrence, Jersey.
Local sky character in St Lawrence
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 83 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 49.2° above the horizon, so stars within 49° of it never set from here.
- About 87.9% 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 11.8° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 83 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
St Lawrence 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 St Lawrence
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-13 — 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 St Lawrence, Jersey.
- 2026-08-28 — 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.
St Lawrence, Jersey stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from St Lawrence, Jersey?
- Tonight from St Lawrence, Jersey 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 5.1 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Is light pollution a problem in St Lawrence, Jersey?
- St Lawrence, Jersey 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 St Lawrence, Jersey?
- The core reaches about 11.8° 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 St Lawrence, Jersey tonight?
- About 5.1 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 St Lawrence, Jersey.
- Sky tonight in Saint Helier, St Helier, Jersey4 km
- Sky tonight in Saint Peter Port, St Peter Port, Guernsey39 km
- Sky tonight in Saint Sampson, St Sampson, Guernsey41 km
- Sky tonight in Vale Parish, Guernsey41 km
- Sky tonight in Coutances, Normandy, France54 km
- Sky tonight in Granville, Normandy, France58 km
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