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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 62.62°, 27.13° (Europe/Helsinki).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
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📍 Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland — Wednesday, August 12
Tonight's sky above Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland
Skywatchers in Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland 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.
Above Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland tonight (62.62°, 27.13°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. At 62.6°, aurora is possible from here whenever Kp climbs above quiet baseline.
Local sky character in Suonenjoki
Northern high latitudes · northern hemisphere · 104 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 62.6° above the horizon, so stars within 63° of it never set from here.
- About 94.4% of the whole sky rises above the horizon at some point in the year from this latitude.
- The Galactic Centre never rises from this latitude, so the brightest stretch of the Milky Way stays permanently below the horizon.
- At 104 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
- Above 63° the observing year is strongly seasonal: mid-summer nights may never reach astronomical darkness, while mid-winter delivers very long dark windows.
Suonenjoki 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 Suonenjoki
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-12 — 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 Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland.
- 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland. The Moon is 2% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is none.
- 2026-08-27 — 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.
Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland?
- Tonight from Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland expect a new moon Moon at 0% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars. At this latitude the Sun may not drop 18° below the horizon tonight, so full astronomical darkness is not reached.
- How likely are the northern lights in Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland?
- Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland sits at 62.6° N, inside the latitude range the auroral oval reaches on ordinary active nights — the oval sits near 58° geomagnetic latitude at Kp 3. That means aurora is a realistic prospect here whenever geomagnetic activity lifts above the quiet baseline, not only during major storms.
- What time of night is best for aurora watching in Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland?
- Auroral substorms cluster around local magnetic midnight, so the hours either side of midnight are statistically strongest. You also need real darkness: this page's dusk and dawn times mark the usable window, and in mid-summer that window can close entirely at this latitude.
- Do I need to leave Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland to see the aurora?
- Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland is small enough that local sky glow is not the limiting factor; a clear view toward the northern horizon and clear weather matter more.
- How dark does it actually get in Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland tonight?
- Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland is far enough from the equator that at this time of year the Sun stays above −18°, so astronomical darkness is not reached tonight — a normal feature of high-latitude summers, not a data error.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Suonenjoki, North Savo, Finland.
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