SKY Β· WHAT'S UP TONIGHT Β· FRANCE

What's in the Sky Tonight β€” Paris

Tonight over Paris: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (86% lit).

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW Β· PARISAs of Jul 25, 2026, 5:20 PM
Sunset9:40 PM
Dark by11:10 PM
Sunrise6:20 AM
Moon86% Β· Waxing Gibbous

Sun & Moon positions computed for Paris (48.9Β°, 2.4Β°) Β· times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Paris

6 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Paris right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked β€” tap any to go deeper.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETMarsbest ~5:20 AM
LookE sky
Height23Β° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:20 AM
LookSSE sky
Height42Β° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated86% Β· waxing
Moonrise7:20 PM
Moonset2:40 AM

A bright Moon (86% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.

Aurora outlook

Aurora is unlikely from Paris 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) Β· viewing threshold from Paris's geomagnetic latitude.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Paris. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot β€” tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.

SKY OVER YOU Β· TONIGHT

What can you see in your sky tonight?

We can work out the next passes of the Space Station, a fresh Starlink β€œtrain” and other bright satellites over your exact spot β€” 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.

Paris right now

Clear skies matter as much as what's up there β€” a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Paristells you whether it's worth heading out.

Go deeper on the sky over Paris

SEE IT ON THE MAP

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