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What's in the Sky Tonight — Tromsø

Tonight over Tromsø: no naked-eye planets are well placed, a waxing gibbous (81% lit), and the aurora may be in reach.

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · TROMSØAs of Jul 24, 2026, 10:24 PM
Sunset
Dark byNo true dark
Sunrise
Moon81% · Waxing Gibbous

Sun & Moon positions computed for Tromsø (69.6°, 19.0°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Tromsø

2 THINGS UP

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

Planets visible tonight

None of the bright naked-eye planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn) climb high into a dark sky over Tromsø 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 Gibbous
Illuminated81% · waxing
Moonrise
Moonset

A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.

Aurora outlook

Tromsø sits under the auroral oval — with Kp 1.0 right now, the lights could be overhead on a clear, dark night.

Current Kp1.0
Kp needed hereActive night
Storm levelQuiet

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

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Tromsø. 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.

Tromsø right now

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

Go deeper on the sky over Tromsø

SEE IT ON THE MAP

The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.

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