What planets are visible tonight?

Which planets are visible depends on your date and location. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are the four naked-eye planets that are frequently visible; Mercury is visible only in brief windows near sunrise or sunset. Enter your city above and the report will list the planets currently above the horizon after dark.

Can I see the Northern Lights tonight?

Aurora visibility depends on the Kp index and your geomagnetic latitude. At Kp 3, aurora is typically visible only near the Arctic and Antarctic circles. At Kp 5 (a G1 storm), the auroral oval expands south into the northern U.S. and northern Europe. At Kp 7+ it can reach mid-latitudes. The report above compares your latitude to the current auroral boundary in real time.

Is there a meteor shower tonight?

There are around a dozen major meteor showers each year. The report above shows the next active shower and how many days until its peak. For best viewing, look after midnight from a dark location with the shower's radiant above the horizon.

When will the ISS pass over tonight?

The International Space Station passes overhead multiple times per day, but only some passes are visible (bright, after dusk or before dawn, and above the horizon). The report above shows the next visible pass time for your location, computed from live NORAD orbital elements.

What can I see in the sky tonight from Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia?

Tonight from Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia 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 0.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.

How likely are the northern lights in Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia?

Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia sits at 57.4° N, inside the latitude range the auroral oval reaches on ordinary active nights — the oval sits near 58° geomagnetic latitude at Kp 3. A stronger disturbance — around Kp 3.1 — is still needed for the display to reach overhead.

What time of night is best for aurora watching in Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia?

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 the window is longest around the winter months.

Do I need to leave Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia to see the aurora?

Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia 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 Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia tonight?

About 0.7 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.

Live Sky Report

What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 57.42°, 25.90° (Europe/Riga).

Moon

New Moon

0% lit

Sunset

9:03 PM

Dusk 12:59 AM

Dark hours

0.7 h

Dawn 1:43 AM

Aurora

Needs Kp 3.1+

Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

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

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia — Wednesday, August 12

⭐ Stargazing—

🌙 MoonNew Moon • 0% Illumination

🪐 Visible planetsMars, Saturn

🌠 Meteor activityDraconids in 57 days

🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight

🛰️ ISSLoading…

🌈 Aurora—

☁️ Cloud cover—

🌡️ Temperature—

Tonight's sky above Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia

Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.

Above Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia tonight (57.42°, 25.90°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 0.7 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 57.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 3.1 or higher — to reach Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia.

Local sky character in Smiltene

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 98 m elevation

The north celestial pole stands 57.4° above the horizon, so stars within 57° of it never set from here.
About 92.1% 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 3.6° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
At 98 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.

Pole altitude

57.4°

Sky reachable

92.1%

Milky Way core

3.6° max

Aurora borealis

Kp 3.1+

Smiltene is small enough that local light domes are limited — on a clear, moonless night the Milky Way is realistically within reach.

Best nights this month in Smiltene

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 Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia.
2026-08-12 — Perseids peak — up to 100/hour
Radiant in Perseus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia. 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.

Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia?: Tonight from Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia 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 0.7 hours of true astronomical darkness.
How likely are the northern lights in Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia?: Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia sits at 57.4° N, inside the latitude range the auroral oval reaches on ordinary active nights — the oval sits near 58° geomagnetic latitude at Kp 3. A stronger disturbance — around Kp 3.1 — is still needed for the display to reach overhead.
What time of night is best for aurora watching in Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia?: 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 the window is longest around the winter months.
Do I need to leave Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia to see the aurora?: Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia 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 Smiltene, Smiltene Municipality, Latvia tonight?: About 0.7 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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