Stargazing in Santa Anita - Los Ficus, Lima region, Peru

Dark-sky rating for Santa Anita - Los Ficus

Santa Anita - Los Ficus, Lima region, Peru is a small city (population about 184,614). A place this size typically has a rural to suburban transition: the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. That is an estimate of Bortle class 4–5 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 Santa Anita - Los Ficus. Our list only includes genuine, publicly documented sites, so none is shown rather than guessed.

Milky Way season in Santa Anita - Los Ficus

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 73°.

• The south celestial pole stands 12.1° above the horizon, so stars within 12° of it never set from here.
• About 60.4% 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 73.1° up, passing almost directly overhead.
• The Large Magellanic Cloud only reaches about 32.4° altitude, so it is a low, seasonal target rather than a year-round one.
• At 245 m elevation, roughly 3% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.

Tonight and aurora

As of October 20, 2026 (UTC) the Moon is a Waxing Gibbous at 65% illumination. Aurora at 12.1° latitude generally needs about Kp 9.0.

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