Stargazing in San-Pedro, Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast

Dark-sky rating for San-Pedro

San-Pedro, Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast is a mid-sized city (population about 390,654). 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.

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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 San-Pedro. Our list only includes genuine, publicly documented sites, so none is shown rather than guessed.

Milky Way season in San-Pedro

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 56°.

• The north celestial pole stands 4.7° above the horizon, so stars within 5° of it never set from here.
• About 54.1% 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 56.3° up, clearing the horizon haze comfortably.
• The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 15.6° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
• At 9 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.

Tonight and aurora

As of October 15, 2026 (UTC) the Moon is a Waxing Crescent at 21% illumination. Aurora at 4.7° latitude generally needs about Kp 9.0.