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What's in the Sky Tonight — Istanbul

Tonight over Istanbul: 2 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · ISTANBULAs of Jun 17, 2026, 7:25 AM

Sunset8:40 PM

Dark by9:55 PM

Sunrise5:35 AM

Moon6% · Waxing Crescent

Sun & Moon positions computed for Istanbul (41.0°, 29.0°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Istanbul

4 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Istanbul right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.

COMING UPevents →

The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 3.4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (tonight).

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Great Hercules Cluster (M13) rides about 82° up in the south-eastern sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Istanbul.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Istanbul runs roughly 7:57 PM–8:59 PM, with true dark from about 10:46 PM.

PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →

Venus, Jupiter are above the horizon over Istanbul tonight — see where and when to look.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETVenusbest ~9:25 PM

LookWNW sky

Height18° up

Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky

PLANETJupiterbest ~9:25 PM

LookWNW sky

Height12° up

Appearsvery bright and steady

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Crescent

Illuminated6% · waxing

Moonrise7:45 AM

Moonset11:15 PM

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

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Istanbul. 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.