Stargazing in Hisor, Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Dark-sky rating for Hisor

Hisor, Republican Subordination, Tajikistan is a small town (population about 23,978). 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.

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

Nearest dark-sky places and observatories

• Maidanak Observatory · observatory · about 145 km away

Milky Way season in Hisor

The bright core of the Milky Way stays low, so you need a clear southern or northern horizon. It climbs at least 20° above the horizon during astronomical darkness in April, May, June, July, August, peaking in June at about 23°.

• The north celestial pole stands 38.5° above the horizon, so stars within 39° of it never set from here.
• About 81.1% 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 22.5° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
• At 800 m elevation, roughly 9% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.

Tonight and aurora

As of November 6, 2026 (UTC) the Moon is a Waning Crescent at 7% illumination. Aurora at 38.5° latitude generally needs about Kp 9.0.

Nearby places

• Dushanbe, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• Kulob, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan