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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden?
New Moon moon at 1%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.1. Calculated for 60.67°, 17.14° (Europe/Stockholm).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.1 in Cancer
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📍 Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden — Sunday, October 11
Space weather observed: 10:20 AM UTC
Tonight's sky above Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden
Skywatchers in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden have the same live tools professional observers use — a real ephemeris, live Kp readings from NOAA SWPC, and hourly cloud forecasts — condensed into one report on this page.
Local sky character in Gaevle
Northern high latitudes · northern hemisphere · 3 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 60.7° above the horizon, so stars within 61° of it never set from here.
- About 93.6% of the whole sky rises above the horizon at some point in the year from this latitude.
- The Milky Way's core in Sagittarius culminates about 0.3° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 3 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
- Above 61° the observing year is strongly seasonal: mid-summer nights may never reach astronomical darkness, while mid-winter delivers very long dark windows.
Gaevle is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.
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Best nights this month in Gaevle
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-10-21 — Orionids peak — up to 20/hour
Radiant in Orion. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 72% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.
- 2026-10-25 — Full Moon
A 99%-lit Moon washes out faint objects, but lunar terrain along the limb is at its most striking — plan bright targets and planets instead of deep sky.
- 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour
Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden. The Moon is 18% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is low.
- 2026-11-09 — Darkest night of the coming month
The Moon is only 0% illuminated, giving the least lunar interference in the next 30 nights — the best window for the Milky Way and faint deep-sky targets from Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden.
Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden?
- Tonight from Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden expect a new moon Moon at 1% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. The night offers about 8.8 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden?
- Tonight in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn are visible to the naked eye after dark, based on this location's real ephemeris for tonight.
- When does darkness start tonight in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 8:14 PM local time in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden tonight, the moment the Sun drops more than 18° below the horizon and the sky becomes fully dark for faint-object observing.
- Can you see the aurora tonight in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden?
- Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden sits within the aurora oval's typical reach on active nights, near 58° geomagnetic latitude at Kp 3 — aurora is a realistic prospect here whenever the planetary Kp index reaches about 2 or higher.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden?
- Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden is a small city — typically Bortle class 4–5 (rural/suburban transition), where the Milky Way core can be glimpsed on clear, moonless nights. These are typical ranges for this population size, not a measured reading for this exact spot — use tonight's Moon phase and the best-nights list above to time a visit away from direct lighting.
- How likely are the northern lights in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden?
- Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden sits at 60.7° N, inside the latitude range the auroral oval reaches on ordinary active nights — the oval sits near 58° geomagnetic latitude at Kp 3. That means aurora is a realistic prospect here whenever geomagnetic activity lifts above the quiet baseline, not only during major storms.
- What time of night is best for aurora watching in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden?
- Auroral substorms cluster around local magnetic midnight, so the hours either side of midnight are statistically strongest. You also need real darkness: this page's dusk and dawn times mark the usable window, and in mid-summer that window can close entirely at this latitude.
- Do I need to leave Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden to see the aurora?
- Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden is small enough that local sky glow is not the limiting factor; a clear view toward the northern horizon and clear weather matter more.
- How dark does it actually get in Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden tonight?
- About 8.8 hours of astronomical darkness (Sun more than 18° below the horizon). That is the real observing window for faint objects; brighter targets are workable from dusk onward.
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This page goes beyond ordinary astronomy weather -- it combines real local weather for astronomy, live space weather, and the space weather aurora connection into one live report for Gaevle, Gävleborg, Sweden.
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