PLANETMarsbest ~5:00 AM
LookE sky
Height22° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · NETHERLANDS
What's in the Sky Tonight — Amsterdam
Tonight over Amsterdam: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (86% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · AMSTERDAMAs of Jul 25, 2026, 5:20 PM
Sunset9:45 PM
Dark by11:30 PM
Sunrise5:55 AM
Moon86% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Amsterdam (52.4°, 4.9°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Amsterdam
6 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Amsterdam right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
DELTA AQUARIIDS METEORSmeteor showers →
The Delta Aquariids are active (peaks in 5d); the radiant climbs to about 22° over Amsterdam — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
PERSEIDS METEORSmeteor showers →
The Perseids are active (peaks in 18d); the radiant climbs to about 52° over Amsterdam — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
COMING UPevents →
4-planet morning parade — 4 naked-eye planets are visible together in the morning sky around now — a "planet parade." (in 21 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Ring Nebula (M57) rides about 71° up in the southern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Amsterdam.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Amsterdam runs roughly 8:51 PM–10:09 PM, with true dark from about 1:25 AM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Amsterdam tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:00 AM
LookSSE sky
Height38° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated86% · waxing
Moonrise7:35 PM
Moonset2:00 AM
A bright Moon (86% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Amsterdam tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here9+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Amsterdam's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Amsterdam. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot — tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.
SKY OVER YOU · TONIGHT
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Amsterdam right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over AmsterdamEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over AmsterdamOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Amsterdamtells you whether it's worth heading out.
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