Skip to main content
SkyTracko

Tonight's Sky from Berlin, Germany

52.52°N, 13.41°E · Europe/Berlin · Sat, May 2 · 23:16 UTC

☁️ Cloudy tonight — 1 planet in sky but blocked

Cloud cover: 91%. ISS may still be visible through gaps.

Tonight's sky quality9/100

Poor — challenging conditions

⏳Overcast — occasional gaps may appear. Worth checking periodically.

Berlin, Germany · 1 planet in the sky (clouds blocking — not visible right now)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

78° pass — but likely hidden by cloud cover. Moves from west, passes nearly overhead, exits east

High
Where to look
Look west
When
6 min pass (01:15 UTC)
Visibility score
60/100
1 planet in the sky, but not visible to the naked eye
  • Jupiter — Jupiter is very bright but very low near the horizon, and heavy cloud cover (91%) is blocking the sky.
6 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • Mercury — Below horizon
  • Venus — Below horizon
  • Mars — Below horizon
  • Saturn — Below horizon
  • Uranus — Below horizon
  • Neptune — Below horizon

Sky map

Zenith at center · Horizon at edge
Tonight's sky from your location30°60°ISSMoonJupiter ⛅NESW

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
91%
Overcast
Moon
Full Moon
99% lit — Moon above horizon, but clouds fully block its effect
Light pollution
City
Bortle 8 — measured

Light pollution

Bortle scale · catalogued
8/9
City
1 · Pristine5 · Suburban9 · Inner city

City sky. Only a few dozen stars visible. Familiar constellation shapes missing dimmer stars. Moon and planets only.

Naked-eye limit
mag 4.5

Next eclipse

Solar · total
102
days away

A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

Visible: Greenland, Iceland, Spain, North Africa. Confirm viewability from Berlin on the detail page.

Duration
2m 18s
Magnitude
1.04

Targets tonight

Ranked by altitude × aperture reach

What this means

Cloud cover is blocking most of the sky tonight — not recommended.

The sky is overcast — outdoor viewing is not recommended tonight.

A nearly full Moon is dominating the sky — expect reduced contrast.

Sun

Below horizon
Altitude
−21.8°
Full night — darkest sky
Azimuth
3° N
Next sunrise
Sun, May 3 · 03:31 UTC
Next sunset
Sun, May 3 · 18:36 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Full Moon
98.6% illuminated
Altitude
12°
Azimuth
171° S
Next moonrise
Sun, May 3 · 21:20 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sat, May 2 · 23:38 UTC
    peak 48°
    in 22 minutesrises SW → sets E6m 30s
  • Sun, May 3 · 01:15 UTC
    peak 78°
    in 2 hoursrises W → sets E6m 44s
  • Sun, May 3 · 02:52 UTC
    peak 46°
    in 4 hoursrises W → sets SE6m 30s
  • Sun, May 3 · 04:29 UTC
    peak 14°
    in 5 hoursrises WSW → sets S3m 46s
  • Sun, May 3 · 21:18 UTC
    peak 10°
    in 22 hoursrises SE → sets SE59s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Eta Aquariids

    ~50/hr

    Halley's Comet debris; favors the Southern Hemisphere.

    Peak: 05-06

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercury
    Below horizon
  • Venus
    Below horizon
  • Mars
    Below horizon
  • Jupitermag -2.0
    5°Blocked by clouds
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranus
    Below horizon
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
Share