The night sky on the night of the Armistice of 1918 — 11 November 1918
In the early hours of 11 November 1918, in a railway carriage in the forest of Compiègne, Allied and German delegates signed the armistice that ended the fighting of the First World War. It came into force at 11 a.m. — 'the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month'.
The sky over Glade of the Armistice, Compiègne, France
This is the real sky above Glade of the Armistice, Compiègne, France (49.43°N, 2.91°E) on 11 November 1918 at 05:00 WET (UTC+0) — about when the armistice was signed (1918-11-11 05:00 UTC). The Sun was 18° below the horizon: it was full night. The Moon (first quarter, 45% lit) was below the horizon. Planets above the horizon: Jupiter (59° in the south-west) and Saturn (49° in the south-east). Brightest named stars up: Sirius, Arcturus, Capella, Rigel and Procyon.
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