SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · GERMANY

What's in the Sky Tonight — Munich

Tonight over Munich: no naked-eye planets are well placed, a dark Moon.

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · MUNICHAs of Jun 17, 2026, 6:25 AM

Sunset9:20 PM

Dark by11:00 PM

Sunrise5:15 AM

Moon6% · Waxing Crescent

Sun & Moon positions computed for Munich (48.1°, 11.6°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Munich

3 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Munich 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 →

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) rides about 89° up in the southern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Munich.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Munich runs roughly 8:27 PM–9:41 PM, with true dark from about 12:38 AM.

Planets visible tonight

None of the bright naked-eye planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn) climb high into a dark sky over Munich 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

PhaseWaxing Crescent

Illuminated6% · waxing

Moonrise7:25 AM

Moonset11:50 PM

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

Aurora outlook

Aurora is unlikely from Munich 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

Open the aurora tracker →

Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Munich's geomagnetic latitude.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Munich. 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.