Stargazing in Oulad Barhil, Souss-Massa, Morocco

Dark-sky rating for Oulad Barhil

Oulad Barhil, Souss-Massa, Morocco is a small town (population about 26,521). 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

• Oukaïmeden Observatory · observatory · about 85 km away

Milky Way season in Oulad Barhil

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 March, April, May, June, July, August, September, peaking in April at about 30°.

• The north celestial pole stands 30.6° above the horizon, so stars within 31° of it never set from here.
• About 75.5% 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 30.4° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
• At 505 m elevation, roughly 6% 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 30.6° latitude generally needs about Kp 9.0.

Nearby places

• Agadir, Souss-Massa, Morocco
• Marrakech, Morocco