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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay?
Waxing Crescent moon at 26%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -33.52°, -56.90° (America/Montevideo).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay — Friday, October 16
Weather observed: 12:15 AM UTC · Space weather observed: 9:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay
Above Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay 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 Trinidad
Southern mid-latitudes · southern hemisphere · 142 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 33.5° above the horizon, so stars within 34° of it never set from here.
- About 77.6% 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 85.5° up, passing almost directly overhead.
- The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
- At 142 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Trinidad is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
What does this mean for you?
Your Sky Briefing
- Right now
- The sky is currently too bright for stargazing or aurora viewing.
- Tonight
- Skies are expected to stay mostly clear, with minimal interference from the Moon.
- Aurora
- Current geomagnetic activity (Kp 2.3, quiet) is not strong enough to bring the aurora to your latitude.
- Weather
- No significant rain, wind or temperature extremes are expected overnight.
Skies should be clear tonight, making it a good night for stargazing, although aurora activity is unlikely.
Best nights this month in Trinidad
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.
- 2026-11-09 — 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 Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay.
Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay?
- Tonight from Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay expect a waxing crescent Moon at 26% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 8.1 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay?
- Tonight in Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 8:28 PM local time in Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay 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 Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay?
- Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay 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 Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay?
- Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay 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 Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay?
- Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay 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 Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay?
- The core reaches about 85.5° 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 Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay tonight?
- About 8.1 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 Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay.
- Sky tonight in Durazno, Durazno Department, Uruguay38 km
- Sky tonight in Sarandi Grande, Florida, Uruguay58 km
- Sky tonight in Paso de los Toros, Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay86 km
- Sky tonight in Florida, Florida, Uruguay91 km
- Sky tonight in Nueva Helvecia, Colonia, Uruguay92 km
- Sky tonight in San Jose de Mayo, San José Department, Uruguay93 km
Sky tonight across Uruguay
Other cities in Uruguay with live sky reports.
- Sky tonight in Tarariras, Colonia106 km
- Sky tonight in Mercedes, Soriano109 km
- Sky tonight in Juan L. Lacaze, Colonia113 km
- Sky tonight in Young, Río Negro Department113 km
- Sky tonight in Santa Lucia, Canelones114 km
- Sky tonight in Sarandi del Yi, Durazno Department119 km
- Sky tonight in Dolores, Soriano122 km
- Sky tonight in San Ramon, Canelones123 km
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Up to 20 meteors/hour at peak, radiating from Orion.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this just astronomy weather for Trinidad?
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 Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay.
What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Trinidad?
The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Trinidad, Flores Department, Uruguay right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.