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What's in the Sky Tonight — Kyiv
Tonight over Kyiv: no naked-eye planets are well placed, a waxing crescent (23% lit).
Sun & Moon positions computed for Kyiv (50.5°, 30.5°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Kyiv
3 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Kyiv right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
June solstice — The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the south. (in 2 days).
Great Hercules Cluster (M13) rides about 76° up in the southern sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Kyiv.
Tonight's golden hour over Kyiv runs roughly 8:20 PM–9:40 PM, with true dark not reached tonight.
Planets visible tonight
None of the bright naked-eye planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn) climb high into a dark sky over Kyiv tonight. They drift in and out of view over weeks — check back, or see where they are now on the live map.
The Moon tonight
A modest Moon — bright planets and constellations are fine, faint detail less so.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Kyiv tonight: Kp is 1.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Kyiv's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Kyiv. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot — tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.
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.
Kyiv right now
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Kyivtells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Kyiv
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.