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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique?

Waxing Gibbous moon at 61%, Saturn shines at magnitude 0.3. Calculated for -22.08°, 31.68° (Africa/Maputo).

Moon
Waxing Gibbous
61% lit
Sunset
5:58 PM
Dusk 7:15 PM
Dark hours
8.7 h
Dawn 3:59 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 9+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury — brightest: Saturn at mag 0.3 in Cetus

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique — Monday, October 19

⭐ StargazingWeather telemetry updating
🌙 MoonWaxing Gibbous • 61% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityOrionids in 1 day
🌌 Milky WayMuted by moonlight tonight
🛰️ ISSChecking ISS orbital track…
🌈 AuroraUnlikely — Quiet (Kp 0.3)
☁️ Cloud coverWeather telemetry updating
🌡️ TemperatureWeather telemetry updating

Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC

Tonight's sky above Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique

Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.

Local sky character in Vila Eduardo Mondlane

Tropical / equatorial latitudes · southern hemisphere · 456 m elevation

  • The south celestial pole stands 22.1° above the horizon, so stars within 22° of it never set from here.
  • About 68.8% 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 83.1° up, passing almost directly overhead.
  • The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are circumpolar here — visible on any clear, dark night of the year.
  • At 456 m elevation, roughly 5% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
22.1°
Sky reachable
68.8%
Milky Way core
83.1° max
Aurora australis
Kp 9+

Vila Eduardo Mondlane 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 Vila Eduardo Mondlane

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.

  • 2026-11-08 — 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 Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique.

  • 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.

Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique?
Tonight from Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 61% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury. The night offers about 8.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
What planets are visible tonight in Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique?
Tonight in Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique, 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 Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique?
Astronomical darkness begins at 7:15 PM local time in Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique 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 Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique?
Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique 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 Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique?
Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique 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 Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique?
Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique 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 Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique?
The core reaches about 83.1° 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 Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique tonight?
About 8.7 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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Is this just astronomy weather for Vila Eduardo Mondlane?

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 Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique.

What are tonight's astronomy viewing conditions for Vila Eduardo Mondlane?

The sky viewing conditions badge above reflects the real astronomy viewing conditions for Vila Eduardo Mondlane, Gaza Province, Mozambique right now -- cloud cover, darkness, and moon interference combined, not moon phase alone. Good weather for stargazing depends on all of these together.