What's in the night sky tonight over Randers?
Randers sky tonight: October–December 2026
| Month | Evening planets | Before dawn | Brightest after dark | Fully dark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mid-October · 9:00 pm | Saturn (SE) | Mars (rises 12:24 am), Jupiter (rises 1:42 am) | Vega (W), Capella (NE), Saturn (SE, planet) | 8:23 pm |
| mid-November · 9:00 pm | Saturn (S) | Mercury (rises 6:00 am), Venus (rises 4:59 am), Mars (rises 10:56 pm), Jupiter (rises 11:03 pm) | Vega (W), Capella (E), Saturn (S, planet) | 6:23 pm |
| mid-December · 9:00 pm | Saturn (SW) | Venus (rises 4:18 am), Mars (rises 10:03 pm), Jupiter (rises 9:11 pm) | Vega (NW), Capella (E), Rigel (SE) | 6:05 pm |
From Randers in mid-October: Saturn is in the southeast at 9:00 pm, 22° up (about 2 fists above the horizon). It sets around 6:37 am. Later, Mars rises around 12:24 am and Jupiter rises around 1:42 am. Venus joins the dawn sky in November. Brightest after dark: Vega, Capella and Saturn. Fully dark from 8:23 pm. Full Moons: October 26, November 24 and December 24.
Full Moon: October 26 (5:12 am), November 24 (3:54 pm), December 24 (2:28 am). New Moon (darkest skies): October 10, November 9, December 9. For tonight to the minute, use the live chart just below.
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The planets, bright stars and dark hours of October–December 2026, plus a live chart for tonight
The season table answers for October–December 2026 in Randers's own clock time; the live chart recomputes tonight's Moon, planets and constellations for the city or for your exact location. Both are free and need no sign-up.
Why choose Starry Memory
- Answer first, computed for the city — The season table is calculated for Randers's own sky and clock, month by month, rather than copied from a national guide.
- Live for tonight — The chart below recomputes the Moon, planets and constellations for tonight and for your exact location if you allow it.
- Planets and bright stars named — Each month lists which planets are up in the evening, which rise before dawn, and the brightest points you are likely to notice.
- Honest limits — Weather, light pollution and a low horizon are stated, not hidden: a planet above the horizon can still be lost behind cloud or buildings.
Tonight in Randers is neither yesterday's sky nor another latitude's view: the calculation restarts from local place and time.
The astronomical fingerprint of Randers
Randers is represented by 56.4607° N, 10.0364° E, in Central Jutland, using the IANA zone Europe/Copenhagen. This is a high-latitude viewpoint: the relevant celestial pole stands about 56.5° above its horizon. No source elevation is used, so a flat horizon remains the transparent default. Each entry below gives an approximate maximum altitude at meridian transit and a practical season; an asterisk means circumpolar in this simplified centroid model: Ursa Major: 89.5°, all year *; Cassiopeia: 86.5°, all year *; Draco: 81.5°, all year *; Perseus: 78.5°, all year *; Cepheus: 76.5°, all year *; Auriga: 75.5°, all year *; Cygnus: 73.5°, all year *; Andromeda: 71.5°, all year *; Ursa Minor: 69.5°, all year *; Lyra: 69.5°, all year *; Boötes: 63.5°, spring; Gemini: 55.5°, winter; Taurus: 51.5°, winter; Leo: 48.5°, spring. This is a planning guide, not a promise that every star will be visible from a bright street. Date, hour, local obstructions and light pollution still matter. The live sky tool performs the date-specific projection that a static latitude table cannot.
Randers's verifiable local record
46070 · longitude 10.03639 · north hemisphere · timezone Europe/Copenhagen · celestial-pole altitude 56.5°. Seasonal signature: longest night in December, 17 h 25 · shortest night in June, 6 h 36 · range 10.81 hours. Meridian star markers: Ursa Major 89.5° * · Cassiopeia 86.5° * · Draco 81.5° * · Perseus 78.5° * · Cepheus 76.5° * · Auriga 75.5° *. Nearby catalogue cities: Aarhus 35 km · Aalborg 66 km · Kolding 113 km. First regional eclipse shortlist: 2027-02-20 Penumbral lunar eclipse 23:14 UTC · 2027-08-02 Total solar eclipse 10:07 UTC · 2028-01-12 Partial lunar eclipse 04:14 UTC. Together these values form the local evidence record for the “tonight” page; they change with place and remain separate from real weather.
Randers compared with nearby catalogue cities
1. Randers → Aarhus: 35.5 km · Δlat -0.304° · Δlon +0.174° · Δpole -0.3° · timezone Europe/Copenhagen = Europe/Copenhagen · longest night December 17 h 20 | 2. Randers → Aalborg: 65.7 km · Δlat +0.587° · Δlon -0.118° · Δpole +0.5° · timezone Europe/Copenhagen = Europe/Copenhagen · longest night December 17 h 34 | 3. Randers → Kolding: 113.5 km · Δlat -0.970° · Δlon -0.564° · Δpole -1.0° · timezone Europe/Copenhagen = Europe/Copenhagen · longest night December 17 h 11. Monthly night comparison with the nearest catalogue reference — January: Randers 16 h 47 / Aarhus 16 h 44 / Δ +0.06 h · February: Randers 14 h 47 / Aarhus 14 h 45 / Δ +0.03 h · March: Randers 12 h 34 / Aarhus 12 h 34 / Δ +0.01 h · April: Randers 10 h 04 / Aarhus 10 h 05 / Δ -0.02 h · May: Randers 7 h 53 / Aarhus 7 h 56 / Δ -0.06 h · June: Randers 6 h 36 / Aarhus 6 h 40 / Δ -0.07 h · July: Randers 7 h 08 / Aarhus 7 h 12 / Δ -0.06 h · August: Randers 9 h 07 / Aarhus 9 h 08 / Δ -0.03 h · September: Randers 11 h 33 / Aarhus 11 h 34 / Δ -0.01 h · October: Randers 13 h 58 / Aarhus 13 h 57 / Δ +0.02 h · November: Randers 16 h 13 / Aarhus 16 h 10 / Δ +0.05 h · December: Randers 17 h 25 / Aarhus 17 h 20 / Δ +0.07 h. For tonight's sky, longitude changes local rotation while latitude changes altitude; the tool therefore starts from Randers and then accepts a more exact address.
Twelve monthly light estimates for Randers
The following pairs are approximate daylight / night duration around the 15th of each month: January: 7 h 13 / 16 h 47; February: 9 h 13 / 14 h 47; March: 11 h 26 / 12 h 34; April: 13 h 56 / 10 h 04; May: 16 h 07 / 7 h 53; June: 17 h 24 / 6 h 36; July: 16 h 52 / 7 h 08; August: 14 h 53 / 9 h 07; September: 12 h 27 / 11 h 33; October: 10 h 02 / 13 h 58; November: 7 h 47 / 16 h 13; December: 6 h 35 / 17 h 25. The longest estimated night in this model is December at 17 h 25; the shortest is June at 6 h 36. “Night” here is the complement of daylight on a flat horizon. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight are not interchangeable, and weather is not predicted by this table.
Eclipse dates connected to the wider Denmark region
20 February 2027: Penumbral lunar eclipse, 23:14 UTC; 2 August 2027: Total solar eclipse, 10:07 UTC; 12 January 2028: Partial lunar eclipse, 04:14 UTC; 26 January 2028: Annular solar eclipse, 15:08 UTC; 6 July 2028: Partial lunar eclipse, 18:20 UTC; 31 December 2028: Total lunar eclipse, 16:53 UTC. This is deliberately a regional shortlist. Solar-eclipse paths are narrow, lunar eclipses require the Moon to be above the local horizon, and both can be lost to cloud. Open the NASA source attached to each event before planning travel or observation; never look at the Sun without certified eclipse viewers.
What the calculation does — and does not claim
Coordinates, date and local time feed the same astronomical workflow used by the poster. The HYG catalogue provides star entries, while Astronomy Engine calculates moving bodies. The page does not claim that city-centre coordinates equal a hospital, venue or home: selecting an autocomplete suggestion replaces the shortcut with that location. It also separates astronomical geometry from weather and light pollution, so a correct map never becomes a claim that the ground-level sky was cloudless.
Free gyroscope first, optional poster second
On a compatible phone, the gyroscope turns the calculated sky into a movable window: tilt and rotate to explore, with star names shown beside key points. That experience is free. If a date deserves a keepsake, the same place can continue into the editor. The protected preview remains watermarked before payment; the €3.99 purchase unlocks the 4960 × 7016 px, 300 DPI file. Physical formats appear only when availability, delivery supplement and timing can be checked for the destination. Checkout is in euros; the card issuer shows the current conversion to Danish kroner (DKK).
Frequently asked questions
What is the bright star in the sky tonight in Randers?
In mid-October at 9:00 pm, the brightest points above Randers are Vega (west, 59° up), Capella (northeast, 24° up), Saturn (southeast, 22° up, a planet), Altair (southwest, 40° up). A bright point that barely twinkles is usually a planet: Saturn is the likeliest bright "star" of the evening. For tonight's exact positions, use the live chart on this page.
Which planets can I see tonight from Randers?
In mid-October: Mars rises around 12:24 am and stands 48° high in the southeast an hour before sunrise; Jupiter rises around 1:42 am and stands 40° high in the southeast an hour before sunrise; Saturn is 22° up in the southeast at 9:00 pm and sets around 6:37 am. Mercury and Venus are not visible. In mid-November: Mercury rises around 6:00 am and stands 7° high in the southeast an hour before sunrise; Venus rises around 4:59 am and stands 14° high in the southeast an hour before sunrise; Mars rises around 10:56 pm and stands 48° high in the south an hour before sunrise; Jupiter rises around 11:03 pm and stands 47° high in the south an hour before sunrise; Saturn is 34° up in the south at 9:00 pm and sets around 3:24 am.
When is it fully dark in Randers tonight?
Full darkness (the end of astronomical twilight) begins around 8:23 pm in mid-October, 6:23 pm in mid-November, 6:05 pm in mid-December. Bright planets and stars appear earlier, about half an hour after sunset.
When is the next full moon in Randers?
In Randers time, the full Moons of the season fall on October 26 (5:12 am), November 24 (3:54 pm), December 24 (2:28 am). The darkest skies, best for faint stars and the Milky Way, are around the new Moons of October 10, November 9, December 9.
Do I need a telescope?
No. Planets and the brightest stars are easy to see with the naked eye once your eyes adapt for 15 to 20 minutes away from direct lights. Binoculars show Jupiter's moons; a small telescope shows Saturn's rings.
Why does the sky change during the year?
The stars rise about four minutes earlier each night, so the evening sky shifts by about two hours a month as the Earth orbits the Sun. From Randers, Cepheus and Cygnus are overhead in mid-October; by mid-December, Perseus and Andromeda have taken over and Gemini is rising in the east. The planets also move against the stars from week to week.
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