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Can You See the Milky Way from Dhaka?

Good news for Dhaka: tonight the galactic core climbs to about 37° above the southern horizon in a dark sky. With dark skies and no Moon, the bright heart of the Milky Way is on show.

GALACTIC CORE TONIGHT · DHAKA
VerdictExcellent — core rides high
Core height37° up
Look towardsouthern sky
Best by12:05 AM
MoonWaxing Crescent · 6%

Core altitude computed for Dhaka (23.8°, 90.4°) during tonight's dark hours.

Milky Way season & the Moon for Dhaka

Core season hereRoughly May to August, best around June.
Dark by7:45 PM
Until5:15 AM

The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.

The Milky Way is faint and easily lost to light pollution and moonlight. Even when the core is high, you need a genuinely dark sky — well away from city lights — and ideally a night near the new Moon to see it well from Dhaka.

Dhaka right now

SKY · TONIGHTEverything up over Dhaka tonightEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over DhakaSKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over Dhaka

A dark, cloudless sky is everything for the Milky Way — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Dhakatells you whether it's worth the trip out of town.

More sky over Dhaka

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Milky Way visibility nearby

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SEE IT ON THE MAP

The live sky map shows the day/night line over Dhaka in real time.

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