What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands?

Local sky character in Ytterby

Northern high latitudes · northern hemisphere

• The north celestial pole stands 60.2° above the horizon, so stars within 60° of it never set from here.
• About 93.4% 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 0.8° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
• Above 60° the observing year is strongly seasonal: mid-summer nights may never reach astronomical darkness, while mid-winter delivers very long dark windows.

Ytterby 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 Ytterby

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

• 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour

  Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands. 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 Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands.

• 2026-11-17 — Leonids peak — up to 15/hour

  Radiant in Leo. Visible from both hemispheres. The Moon is 45% lit on peak night, so lunar interference is moderate.

• 2026-11-24 — 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.

Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands?

Tonight from Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands expect a waning crescent Moon at 13% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. The night offers about 10.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.

What planets are visible tonight in Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands?

Tonight in Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands, 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 Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands?

Astronomical darkness begins at 6:56 PM local time in Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands 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 Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands?

Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands 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 2.2 or higher.

What is the stargazing light pollution level in Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands?

Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands is a small town — typically Bortle class 1–4 (rural to excellent dark sky), where the Milky Way is usually visible on clear, moonless nights away from local lighting. 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 Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands?

Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands sits at 60.2° 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 Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands?

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 Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands to see the aurora?

Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands 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 Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands tonight?

About 10.9 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.

Nearby cities

Real great-circle distance from Ytterby, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands.

• Sky tonight in Yomala, Ålands landsbygd, Aland Islands5 km
• Sky tonight in Mariehamn, Mariehamn, Aland Islands9 km
• Sky tonight in Norrtaelje, Stockholm, Sweden86 km
• Sky tonight in Uusikaupunki, Southwest Finland, Finland104 km
• Sky tonight in Naantali, Southwest Finland, Finland115 km
• Sky tonight in Akersberga, Stockholm, Sweden123 km

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