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Dark sky 39.46° N, 82.63° W, 40 mi from Columbus, United States

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Dark sky, Sun, Aug 8

Dark and moonless
11:55 pm – 4:50 am

About 5 hours, once the 50% moon sets in the south-west.

Sunset 8:35 pmSunrise 6:37 am
midnight
moonset 11:55 pm

TwilightDarkMoonlit

Darkest nights this month: around the new moon on Aug 31.

Milky Way core: up that night

Each month’s best night: hours with the core up in moonless dark

Best in June: about 5 hours on Jun 20, up to 22° high in the south.

How dark the sky is here: rural

No darker sky within 40 mi.

Glow low in the north-west: Columbus, 40 mi.

Full moon in golden hour

Mon, Aug 16: it rises at 8:11 pm, 15 min before sunset, in the east. From here it clears the land at 8:25 pm.

  • Tue, Aug 178:34 pm · east, 101°
  • Wed, Sep 157:23 pm · east, 90°
  • Thu, Sep 167:45 pm · east, 82°
  • Fri, Oct 156:38 pm · east, 71°
  • Sat, Nov 134:42 pm · north-east, 61°
  • Sun, Nov 145:25 pm · north-east, 57°
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Night lights: NASA Earth Observatory, Black Marble 2016 · Terrain: Mapzen terrain tiles (SRTM and others)

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