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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 61%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 40.46°, -3.70° (Europe/Madrid).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer
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📍 Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain
Above Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain 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 Tetuan de las Victorias
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 725 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 40.5° above the horizon, so stars within 41° of it never set from here.
- About 82.4% 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 20.5° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 725 m elevation, roughly 8% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Tetuan de las Victorias is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
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Best nights this month in Tetuan de las Victorias
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 Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain. 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 Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain.
- 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.
Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain?
- Tonight from Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 61% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain?
- Tonight in Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 8:58 PM local time in Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain 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 Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain?
- Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 8.8, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain?
- Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain is a small city — typically Bortle class 4–5 (rural/suburban transition), where the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. 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 Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain?
- Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain 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 Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain?
- The core reaches about 20.5° 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 Tetuan de las Victorias, Madrid, Spain 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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