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Night sky over Helsinki tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (50% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT+3).

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
7:30 PM
5:30 PM1:00 AM8:30 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

402,743 km from Earth

Moonrise
Mon, Oct 19 4:48 PM
Moonset
Sun, Oct 18 10:11 PM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
6:02 PM
Fully dark
8:22 PM
Sunrise
8:09 AM
When the ISS is visible over Helsinki →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 11:12 AM · Sets 5:54 PM · magnitude 0.0

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

  • VenusRises 9:50 AM · Sets 4:57 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 12:00 AM · Sets 4:56 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 7:19 AM, southeast, 47° up

  • JupiterRises 1:17 AM · Sets 5:02 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 7:19 AM, southeast, 40° up

  • SaturnRises 5:58 PM · Sets 6:26 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 12:09 AM, south, 31° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • 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 6:12 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 1:35 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 4:54 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 3:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 7:56 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 2:17 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 8:20 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 5:59 PMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Helsinki
  • Thu, Feb 11 2:17 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 5:44 PMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sun, Feb 21 1:12 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Helsinki
  • Sun, Feb 21 1:24 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 8:56 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 12:44 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Apr 21 1:27 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 1:59 PMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 1:01 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 3:45 AMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 10:29 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 6:45 PMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 7:02 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Helsinki
  • Mon, Aug 2 1:06 PMTotal solar eclipseSeen from Helsinki: 8% 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 10:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Helsinki
  • Tue, Aug 17 10:29 AMFull moon
  • Thu, Sep 16 2:04 AMFull moon
  • Sat, Sep 25 1:06 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 4:47 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Oct 18 3:18 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).