PLANETMarsbest ~4:28 AM
LookE sky
Height22° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · GERMANY
What's in the Sky Tonight — Berlin
Tonight over Berlin: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (81% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · BERLINAs of Jul 24, 2026, 10:48 PM
Sunset9:13 PM
Dark by10:58 PM
Sunrise5:18 AM
Moon81% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Berlin (52.5°, 13.4°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Berlin
7 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Berlin 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 21° over Berlin — 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 Berlin — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 2.2° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 18 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 Berlin.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Berlin runs roughly 8:18 PM–9:36 PM, with true dark not reached tonight.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Berlin tonight — see where and when to look.
BRIGHT MOON TONIGHTstargazing conditions →
A waxing gibbous (81% lit) is up over Berlin, washing out faint stars and the Milky Way — great for the Moon itself, less so for deep-sky.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~4:28 AM
LookSSE sky
Height38° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated81% · waxing
Moonrise7:03 PM
Moonset12:43 AM
A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Berlin tonight: Kp is 1.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp1.0
Kp needed here9+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Berlin's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Berlin. 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
What can you see in your sky tonight?
We can work out the next passes of the Space Station, a fresh Starlink “train” and other bright satellites over your exact spot — plus which naked-eye planets are out tonight and where to look. Your location is used only in your browser to do the maths and is never sent anywhere.
Berlin right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over BerlinEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over BerlinOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Berlintells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Berlin
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.