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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary?
Waxing Crescent moon at 25%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 47.57°, 19.08° (Europe/Budapest).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer
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📍 Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary — Thursday, October 15
Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary
Skywatchers in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary 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.
Local sky character in Ujpest
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 108 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 47.6° above the horizon, so stars within 48° of it never set from here.
- About 86.9% 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 13.4° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 108 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Ujpest 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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Astronomy near Ujpest
Real great-circle distances from Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary.
- Konkoly Observatory (Piszkéstető) — observatory, 72 km away, 935 m
- Hortobágy Starry Sky Park — dark-sky place, 144 km away, 90 m
Best nights this month in Ujpest
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 Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary. 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 Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary.
Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary?
- Tonight from Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary expect a waxing crescent Moon at 25% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. The night offers about 9.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary?
- Tonight in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary, 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 Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:36 PM local time in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary 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 Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary?
- Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 6.4, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary?
- Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary 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.
- Does Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary's elevation help stargazing?
- At 108 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Konkoly Observatory (Piszkéstető) sits about 72 km from Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary at 935 m.
- What should I plan for observing near Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 13.4° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary tonight?
- About 9.8 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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