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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Wellington, New Zealand?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 89%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.3. Calculated for -41.29°, 174.78° (Pacific/Auckland).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury — brightest: Venus at mag -4.3 in Leo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Wellington, New Zealand — Sunday, July 26
Tonight's sky above Wellington, New Zealand
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Wellington, New Zealand comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Above Wellington, New Zealand tonight (-41.29°, 174.78°), expect a waxing gibbous moon at 89% illumination. The night gives 11.0 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 41.3°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 8.6 or higher — to reach Wellington, New Zealand.
Nearby cities
Real great-circle distance from Wellington, New Zealand.
- Sky tonight in Christchurch, New Zealand305 km
- Sky tonight in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand306 km
- Sky tonight in Hamilton, Waikato Region, New Zealand392 km
- Sky tonight in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand418 km
- Sky tonight in Tekapo, New Zealand464 km
- Sky tonight in Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand478 km
Sky tonight across New Zealand
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Popular astronomy destinations
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