Horizon Hour

When to see the Milky Way in Nuremberg, Germany

Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time

The Milky Way core is not well placed tonight: it is below 10°, the sky isn't fully dark while it's up, or a bright Moon is in the sky.

Best nights in the coming months

Night ofCore visibleWindowMax height
Fri, May 281:25 – 2:050h 40m11°
Sun, May 301:23 – 2:130h 50m12°
Mon, May 311:18 – 2:281h 10m12°
Tue, Jun 11:13 – 3:332h 20m12°
Wed, Jun 21:08 – 3:282h 20m12°
Thu, Jun 31:14 – 3:242h 10m12°
Fri, Jun 41:01 – 3:212h 20m12°
Thu, Jul 823:42 – 1:021h 20m12°
Fri, Jul 923:51 – 1:011h 10m12°
Sat, Jul 100:14 – 0:540h 40m11°

Milky Way season

October 20260 of 3
November 20260 of 30
December 20260 of 31
January 20270 of 31
February 20270 of 28
March 20270 of 31
April 20271 of 30
May 202715 of 31
June 20274 of 30
July 20276 of 31
August 20270 of 31
September 20270 of 30
October 20270 of 31
November 20270 of 30
December 20270 of 31
January 20280 of 3

Nights per month with at least 20 minutes of good viewing.

We count a night when the galactic centre is at least 10° above the horizon, the sky is fully dark (between astronomical dusk and dawn) and the Moon is below the horizon or less than 25% lit. City lights matter too: see the nearest dark area on the night sky page.