Horizon Hour

When to see the Milky Way in Thessaloníki, Greece

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
Tue, Jun 123:44 – 3:544h 10m20°
Wed, Jun 223:45 – 3:554h 10m20°
Thu, Jun 323:36 – 3:464h 10m20°
Fri, Jun 423:38 – 3:484h 10m20°
Sat, Jun 523:29 – 3:494h 20m20°
Sun, Jun 623:30 – 3:504h 20m20°
Mon, Jun 723:21 – 3:514h 30m20°
Tue, Jun 823:21 – 3:514h 30m20°
Tue, Jun 2923:09 – 3:294h 20m20°
Wed, Jun 3023:08 – 3:284h 20m20°

Milky Way season

October 20260 of 3
November 20260 of 30
December 20260 of 31
January 20270 of 31
February 20270 of 28
March 202717 of 31
April 202720 of 30
May 202722 of 31
June 202722 of 30
July 202721 of 31
August 202718 of 31
September 202716 of 30
October 20274 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.