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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 61%, Mars shines at magnitude 1.0. Calculated for 45.81°, 15.98° (Europe/Zagreb).
Visible planets tonight
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn — brightest: Mars at mag 1.0 in Cancer
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia — Monday, October 19
Space weather observed: 3:00 PM UTC
Tonight's sky above Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Above Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia tonight, the sky is a live system: the Moon's illumination, which planets have cleared the horizon, and whether Earth's magnetosphere is quiet or churning all change hour by hour.
Local sky character in Zagreb
Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 135 m elevation
- The north celestial pole stands 45.8° above the horizon, so stars within 46° of it never set from here.
- About 85.9% 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 15.2° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
- At 135 m elevation, roughly 2% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.
Zagreb is a mid-sized urban area — bright constellations and planets work from town; faint deep-sky objects need a drive out.
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Astronomy near Zagreb
Real great-circle distances from Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
- Zselic Starry Sky Park — dark-sky place, 149 km away, 250 m
Best nights this month in Zagreb
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 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.
- 2026-11-05 — Taurids peak — up to 5/hour
Radiant in Taurus. Favours the Northern Hemisphere, which includes Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. 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 Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
- 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.
Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia stargazing questions
- What can I see in the sky tonight from Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia?
- Tonight from Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia expect a waxing gibbous Moon at 61% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. The night offers about 10.0 hours of true astronomical darkness.
- What planets are visible tonight in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia?
- Tonight in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 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 Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia?
- Astronomical darkness begins at 7:41 PM local time in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia 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 Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia?
- Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia is far enough from the pole that aurora only reaches overhead during a major geomagnetic storm — specifically when the planetary Kp index reaches about 7, a level reached only a handful of times per solar cycle.
- What is the stargazing light pollution level in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia?
- Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia is a mid-sized urban area — typically Bortle class 5–6 (bright suburban sky), where major constellations are workable but the Milky Way is washed out. 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.
- Where is the nearest dark-sky site to Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia?
- Zselic Starry Sky Park lies about 149 km away. Distances are real great-circle distances from Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia's coordinates.
- When is the best time to stargaze near Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia?
- Combine two things this page computes: the astronomical darkness window (dusk to dawn), and the Moon. Nights within a few days of New Moon inside that window are the ones worth travelling for; the "best nights" section lists the next ones.
- How dark does it actually get in Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia tonight?
- About 10.0 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 Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
- Sky tonight in Centar, Zagreb, Croatia0 km
- Sky tonight in Sesvete, Zagreb, Croatia11 km
- Sky tonight in Velika Gorica, Zagreb County, Croatia14 km
- Sky tonight in Samobor, Zagreb County, Croatia20 km
- Sky tonight in Jastrebarsko, Zagreb County, Croatia30 km
- Sky tonight in Brezice, Municipality of Brežice, Slovenia32 km
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Sky tonight across Croatia
Other cities in Croatia with live sky reports.
- Sky tonight in Ivanic-Grad, Zagreb County35 km
- Sky tonight in Karlovac, Karlovac49 km
- Sky tonight in Krizevci, Koprivnica-Križevci49 km
- Sky tonight in Sisak, Sisak-Moslavina50 km
- Sky tonight in Varazdin, Varaždin61 km
- Sky tonight in Bjelovar, Bjelovar-Bilogora68 km
- Sky tonight in Kutina, Sisak-Moslavina73 km
- Sky tonight in Koprivnica, Koprivnica-Križevci76 km
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🛰️ ISS Visibility
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Up to 20 meteors/hour at peak, radiating from Orion.
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