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Tonight's Sky from Berlin, Germany

52.52°N, 13.41°E · Europe/Berlin · Sat, Aug 1 · 05:20 UTC

☀️ Daytime — but ISS passes tonight

Set a reminder for the ISS pass. 🌇 Sunset later today — check back this evening. ☁️ Overcast — visibility may be limited tonight, including ISS.

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Berlin, Germany · 6 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

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 (13:15 UTC)
Visibility score
60/100
6 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Mercury — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Mars — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Jupiter — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Saturn — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Uranus — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Neptune — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
1 planet below the horizon — Venus
  • Venus — Below horizon

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
100%
Overcast
Moon
Waning Gibbous
93% lit — Moon visible, but no impact in daylight
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
11
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

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

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

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

Sun

Above horizon
Altitude
15.3°
Sun is up
Azimuth
80° E
Next sunrise
Sun, Aug 2 · 03:27 UTC
Next sunset
Sat, Aug 1 · 18:58 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Waning Gibbous
93.3% illuminated
Altitude
8.9°
Azimuth
244° WSW
Next moonrise
Sat, Aug 1 · 19:54 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 10:04 UTC
    peak 13°
    in 5 hoursrises SSE → sets ESE3m 5s
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 11:38 UTC
    peak 43°
    in 6 hoursrises SW → sets E6m 25s
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 13:15 UTC
    peak 78°
    in 8 hoursrises W → sets E6m 45s
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 14:52 UTC
    peak 52°
    in 10 hoursrises W → sets ESE6m 35s
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 16:29 UTC
    peak 17°
    in 11 hoursrises WSW → sets S4m 30s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Perseids

    ~100/hr

    The most popular shower; warm summer nights, reliable rates.

    Peak: 08-12

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercurymag 0.3
    29.1°Not visible
  • Venus
    Below horizon
  • Marsmag 1.3
    48.3°Not visible
  • Jupitermag -1.8
    17.2°Not visible
  • Saturnmag 0.6
    35.5°Not visible
  • Uranusmag 5.8
    54.9°Not visible
  • Neptunemag 7.7
    28.7°Not visible
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