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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Ierapetra, Crete, Greece?
New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 35.01°, 25.74° (Europe/Athens).
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Ierapetra, Crete, Greece — Thursday, August 13
Tonight's sky above Ierapetra, Crete, Greece
Ierapetra, Crete, Greece's sky tonight is a real, computable state — every value on this page comes from live NOAA space weather data, live orbital elements for the ISS, and astronomy-engine's ephemeris for the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Above Ierapetra, Crete, Greece tonight (35.01°, 25.74°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 7.4 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 35.0°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Ierapetra, Crete, Greece.
Local sky character in Ierapetra
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 9 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 35° above the horizon, so stars within 35° of it never set from here.
- About 78.7% 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 26° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 9 m elevation, roughly 0% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Ierapetra is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.
Astronomy near Ierapetra
Real great-circle distances from Ierapetra, Crete, Greece.
- Skinakas Observatory — observatory, 80 km away, 1750 m
Best nights this month in Ierapetra
Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.
- 2026-08-13 — 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 Ierapetra, Crete, Greece.
- 2026-08-28 — Full Moon
A 100%-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.
Ierapetra, Crete, Greece stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Ierapetra, Crete, Greece?
- Tonight from Ierapetra, Crete, Greece expect a new moon Moon at 0% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars. The night offers about 7.4 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- Does Ierapetra, Crete, Greece's elevation help stargazing?
- At 9 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Skinakas Observatory sits about 80 km from Ierapetra, Crete, Greece at 1750 m.
- What should I plan for observing near Ierapetra, Crete, Greece?
- High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 26° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
- How dark does it actually get in Ierapetra, Crete, Greece tonight?
- About 7.4 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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