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Tonight's Sky from Paris, France

48.85°N, 2.35°E · Europe/Paris · Sun, Nov 1 · 09:05 UTC

☀️ Daytime — but ISS passes tonight

Set a reminder for the ISS pass. 🌇 Sunset later today — check back this evening. 🔭 Better ISS pass tomorrow (89°).

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Paris, France · 4 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

Low pass — stays near the horizon (21° pass at 22:14 UTC). Moves from south-southwest across the sky, passes low in sky, and exits east

High
Where to look
Look south-southwest
When
5 min pass (22:14 UTC)
Visibility score
50/100
4 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Mercury — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Venus — 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.
3 planets below the horizon — Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • Saturn — Below horizon
  • Uranus — Below horizon
  • Neptune — Below horizon

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
0%
Clear
Moon
Last Quarter
55% 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
274
days away

A total solar eclipse on Monday, 2 August 2027.

Visible: Spain, North Africa, Middle East, India. Confirm viewability from Paris on the detail page.

Duration
6m 24s
Magnitude
1.08

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

Skies are almost fully clear.

Moonlight is moderate and may wash out dimmer objects.

Sun

Above horizon
Altitude
18.6°
Sun is up
Azimuth
142° SE
Next sunrise
Mon, Nov 2 · 06:38 UTC
Next sunset
Sun, Nov 1 · 16:30 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Last Quarter
55.4% illuminated
Altitude
38.9°
Azimuth
257° WSW
Next moonrise
Sun, Nov 1 · 22:27 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sun, Nov 1 · 22:14 UTC
    peak 21°
    in 13 hoursrises SSW → sets E5m 13s
  • Sun, Nov 1 · 23:50 UTC
    peak 89°
    in 15 hoursrises WSW → sets ENE6m 46s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 01:27 UTC
    peak 50°
    in 16 hoursrises WNW → sets ENE6m 38s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 03:04 UTC
    peak 82°
    in 18 hoursrises WNW → sets ESE6m 48s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 04:41 UTC
    peak 25°
    in 20 hoursrises W → sets SSE5m 42s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Orionids

    ~20/hr

    The other Halley's Comet shower; fast bright meteors.

    Peak: 10-21

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercurymag 3.5
    12.5°Not visible
  • Venusmag -4.2
    23.4°Not visible
  • Marsmag 0.8
    45.7°Not visible
  • Jupitermag -2.0
    46.2°Not visible
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranus
    Below horizon
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
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