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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 66%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for 16.94°, 104.71° (Asia/Bangkok).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
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📍 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand — Tuesday, October 20
Space weather observed: 3:00 AM UTC
Tonight's sky above That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand
Above That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand 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 That Phanom
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 147 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 16.9° above the horizon, so stars within 17° of it never set from here.
- About 64.6% 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 44.1° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 3.4° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 147 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
That Phanom 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 That Phanom
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.
- 2026-10-26 — 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 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 2026-11-09 — 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 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
- 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.
That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand?
- Tonight from That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 66% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter. The night offers about 9.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand?
- Tonight in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 6:49 PM local time in That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand 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 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand?
- That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand 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 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand?
- That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand 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 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand?
- That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand 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 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand?
- The core reaches about 44.1° 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 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand 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 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
- Sky tonight in Savannakhet, Savannakhet Province, Laos41 km
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- Sky tonight in Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand53 km
- Sky tonight in Thakhek, Khammouane Province, Laos54 km
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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 That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.
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