Stargazing in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India

Dark-sky rating for Ahilyanagar

Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, India is a mid-sized city (population about 367,140). A place this size typically has a bright suburban sky: main constellations are easy, the Milky Way is washed out. That is an estimate of Bortle class 5–6 from population, not a measurement: the real value depends on the exact spot you observe from.

For a measured reading at any point, open the live Dark Sky map.

Nearest dark-sky places and observatories

• Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope · observatory · about 72 km away

Milky Way season in Ahilyanagar

The bright core of the Milky Way climbs high above the horizon haze. It climbs at least 20° above the horizon during astronomical darkness in February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, peaking in April at about 42°.

• The north celestial pole stands 19.1° above the horizon, so stars within 19° of it never set from here.
• About 66.4% 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 41.9° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
• The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 1.2° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
• At 661 m elevation, roughly 7% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.

Tonight and aurora

As of October 19, 2026 (UTC) the Moon is a Waxing Gibbous at 61% illumination. Aurora at 19.1° latitude generally needs about Kp 9.0.

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