The night sky on the night of the premiere of Don Giovanni — 29 October 1787
On 29 October 1787 Mozart's opera Don Giovanni, with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, had its premiere at the National Theatre in Prague — today's Estates Theatre — with Mozart himself conducting. Prague audiences, who had adored The Marriage of Figaro, gave it a triumphant reception.
The sky over Estates Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic
This is the real sky above Estates Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic (50.09°N, 14.42°E) on 29 October 1787 at 21:00 Prague local mean time (UTC+0:58) that night (1787-10-29 20:02 UTC). The Sun was 41° below the horizon: it was full night. The Moon (waning gibbous, 87% lit) was 21° up in the east. Planets above the horizon: Jupiter (14° in the east) and Saturn (22° in the south-west). Brightest named stars up: Vega, Capella, Altair, Aldebaran and Fomalhaut.
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