SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · FRANCE
What's in the Sky Tonight — Paris
Tonight over Paris: no naked-eye planets are well placed, a waxing gibbous (84% lit).
Sun & Moon positions computed for Paris (48.9°, 2.4°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Paris
5 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Paris right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
The Delta Aquariids are active (peaks in 5d); the radiant climbs to about 23° over Paris — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
The Perseids are active (peaks in 18d); the radiant climbs to about 42° over Paris — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.7° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
Ring Nebula (M57) rides about 74° up in the southern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Paris.
Tonight's golden hour over Paris runs roughly 8:52 PM–10:02 PM, with true dark from about 12:16 AM.
Planets visible tonight
None of the bright naked-eye planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn) climb high into a dark sky over Paris 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 bright Moon (84% 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.
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · 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 — 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.
Paris right now
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — 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
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.