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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
First Quarter moon at 58%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -54.81°, -68.32° (America/Argentina/Ushuaia).
Visible planets tonight
Saturn, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 9:00 AM UTC
Tonight's sky above Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Above Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 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 Ushuaia
Southern mid-latitudes · southern hemisphere · 6 m elevation
- The south celestial pole stands 54.8° above the horizon, so stars within 55° of it never set from here.
- About 90.9% 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 64.2° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
- The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
- At 6 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Ushuaia 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 Ushuaia
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 99%-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 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
- 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.
Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
- Tonight from Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina expect a first quarter Moon at 58% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mercury. The night offers about 4.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
- Tonight in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, Saturn, Mercury are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 10:51 PM local time in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 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 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
- Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 4, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
- Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 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 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
- Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 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 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina?
- The core reaches about 64.2° 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 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina tonight?
- About 4.9 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 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
- Sky tonight in Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina120 km
- Sky tonight in Porvenir, Region of Magallanes, Chile215 km
- Sky tonight in Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes, Chile250 km
- Sky tonight in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina360 km
- Sky tonight in Puerto Natales, Region of Magallanes, Chile441 km
- Sky tonight in Rio Turbio, Santa Cruz, Argentina452 km
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Sky tonight across Argentina
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- Sky tonight in Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz803 km
- Sky tonight in Pico Truncado, Santa Cruz891 km
- Sky tonight in Las Heras, Santa Cruz921 km
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Next visible pass rises at 11:57 PM, lasting about 7 minutes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this just astronomy weather for Ushuaia?
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 Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Ushuaia?
The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.