Dark sky 39.46° N, 82.63° W, 40 mi from Columbus, United States
Dark sky, Thu, Aug 12
Dark and moonless
3:05 am – 4:55 am
About 2 hours, once the 85% moon sets in the south-west.
Sunset 8:30 pmSunrise 6:41 am
moonset 3:05 am
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Darkest nights this month: around the new moon on Aug 31.
Milky Way core: next up Aug 22
Each month’s best night: hours with the core up in moonless dark
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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°
Night lights: NASA Earth Observatory, Black Marble 2016 · Terrain: Mapzen terrain tiles (SRTM and others)
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