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Night sky over Copenhagen tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (50% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT+2).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

Drag the picture to look around, and slide through the night from dusk to dawn.

Facing south
6:30 PM
5:30 PM12:45 AM8:15 AM

Twilight: only the brightest stars and planets show yet. The Moon (50% lit) is up in the south. Planets up: Saturn.

Drawn from star and planet positions for this city; clouds and real light pollution are not included.

Moon

First quarter

50% lit · 7.4 days since new moon

402,765 km from Earth

Moonrise
Mon, Oct 19 4:08 PM
Moonset
Sun, Oct 18 10:44 PM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
6:02 PM
Fully dark
8:05 PM
Sunrise
7:48 AM
When the ISS is visible over Copenhagen →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 10:32 AM · Sets 6:15 PM · magnitude 0.0

    Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low

  • VenusRises 9:13 AM · Sets 5:12 PM · magnitude -4.2

    Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low

  • MarsRises 12:16 AM · Sets 4:19 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 7:02 AM, southeast, 50° up

  • JupiterRises 1:26 AM · Sets 4:32 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 7:02 AM, southeast, 43° up

  • SaturnRises 5:49 PM · Sets 6:13 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 12:02 AM, south, 36° up

Coming up in the sky

The next 12 months, with what can be seen from Copenhagen.

  • Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Mon, Oct 26 5:12 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Nov 17Leonids meteor shower peakUp to about 15 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Sat, Nov 21 12:35 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky20° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Tue, Nov 24 3:54 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Dec 14Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Thu, Dec 24 2:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 6:56 PMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Mon, Jan 4Quadrantids meteor shower peakUp to about 110 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Fri, Jan 22 1:17 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 7:20 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky18° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Feb 6 4:59 PMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Copenhagen
  • Thu, Feb 11 1:17 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 4:44 PMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sun, Feb 21 12:12 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Copenhagen
  • Sun, Feb 21 12:24 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 7:56 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky28° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Mon, Mar 22 11:44 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Apr 21 12:27 AMFull moon
  • Thu, Apr 22Lyrids meteor shower peakUp to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Thu, May 6Eta Aquariids meteor shower peakUp to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Thu, May 20 12:59 PMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 12:01 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Jun 19 2:45 AMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 9:29 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky21° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Sun, Jul 18 5:45 PMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 6:02 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Copenhagen
  • Mon, Aug 2 12:06 PMTotal solar eclipseSeen from Copenhagen: 24% of the Sun covered. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
  • Fri, Aug 13Perseids meteor shower peakUp to about 100 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Tue, Aug 17 9:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Copenhagen
  • Tue, Aug 17 9:29 AMFull moon
  • Thu, Sep 16 1:04 AMFull moon
  • Sat, Sep 25 12:06 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky26° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Fri, Oct 15 3:47 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Oct 18 2:18 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).