Stargazing in Cuango-Luzamba, Luanda Norte, Angola

Dark-sky rating for Cuango-Luzamba

Cuango-Luzamba, Luanda Norte, Angola is a small town (population about 55,000). A place this size typically has a rural sky: the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. That is an estimate of Bortle class 1–4 from population, not a measurement: the real value depends on the exact spot you observe from.

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Nearest dark-sky places and observatories

No certified dark-sky place or observatory in our registry lies within 150 km of Cuango-Luzamba. Our list only includes genuine, publicly documented sites, so none is shown rather than guessed.

Milky Way season in Cuango-Luzamba

The bright core of the Milky Way passes almost directly overhead. 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 70°.

• The south celestial pole stands 9.1° above the horizon, so stars within 9° of it never set from here.
• About 57.9% 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 70.1° up, passing almost directly overhead.
• The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 29.4° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
• At 863 m elevation, roughly 10% 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 First Quarter at 54% illumination. Aurora at 9.1° latitude generally needs about Kp 9.0.

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