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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 7.31°, -72.48° (America/Bogota).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Above Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia tonight (7.31°, -72.48°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 9.2 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 7.3°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.
Local sky character in Toledo
Tropical / equatorial latitudes · northern hemisphere · 1638 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 7.3° above the horizon, so stars within 7° of it never set from here.
- About 56.4% 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 53.7° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 13° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
- At 1638 m elevation, roughly 18% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Toledo 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 Toledo
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 Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.
- 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.
Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia?
- Tonight from Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia 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 9.2 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia's elevation help stargazing?
- At 1638 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high.
- What should I plan for observing near Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 53.7° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia tonight?
- About 9.2 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 Toledo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.
- Sky tonight in Pamplona, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia20 km
- Sky tonight in Chinacota, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia36 km
- Sky tonight in Santa Ana, Táchira, Venezuela43 km
- Sky tonight in San Antonio del Tachira, Táchira, Venezuela56 km
- Sky tonight in San Cristobal, Táchira, Venezuela58 km
- Sky tonight in San Cristobal, Táchira, Venezuela58 km
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