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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 50.87°, 8.02° (Europe/Berlin).

Moon
New Moon
0% lit
Sunset
8:52 PM
Dusk 11:14 PM
Dark hours
4.6 h
Dawn 3:51 AM
Aurora
Needs Kp 5.3+
Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — Wednesday, August 12

⭐ Stargazing—
🌙 MoonNew Moon • 0% Illumination
🪐 Visible planetsMars, Saturn
🌠 Meteor activityDraconids in 57 days
🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight
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🌈 Aurora—
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Tonight's sky above Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany'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 Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany tonight (50.87°, 8.02°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 4.6 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 50.9°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 5.3 or higher — to reach Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Local sky character in Siegen

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 272 m elevation

  • The north celestial pole stands 50.9° above the horizon, so stars within 51° of it never set from here.
  • About 88.8% 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 10.1° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
  • At 272 m elevation, roughly 3% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Pole altitude
50.9°
Sky reachable
88.8%
Milky Way core
10.1° max
Aurora borealis
Kp 5.3+

Siegen is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.

Astronomy near Siegen

Real great-circle distances from Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

  • Effelsberg Radio Telescope — observatory, 89 km away, 319 m
  • Eifel National Park Dark Sky Park — dark-sky place, 118 km away, 500 m
  • Rhön Dark Sky Reserve — dark-sky place, 145 km away, 700 m

Best nights this month in Siegen

Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.

  • 2026-08-12 — 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 Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

  • 2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour

    Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The Moon is 2% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is none.

  • 2026-08-27 — 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.

Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
Tonight from Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 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 4.6 hours of true astronomical darkness.
Does Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's elevation help stargazing?
At 272 m you are above a meaningful fraction of the atmosphere, which reduces extinction and scintillation — the reason major observatories are sited high. Effelsberg Radio Telescope sits about 89 km from Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany at 319 m.
What should I plan for observing near Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
High sites reward targets that suffer most from atmosphere: planets at high altitude, faint nebulae, and the Milky Way, which culminates around 10.1° here. Cold and thinner air are the practical constraints, not the sky.
How dark does it actually get in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany tonight?
About 4.6 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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