The night sky on the night of German reunification — 3 October 1990

At midnight on 3 October 1990 the black, red and gold 'Flag of Unity' was raised in front of the Reichstag in Berlin, as the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic. Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated around the building and the Brandenburg Gate, less than a year after the Berlin Wall had opened.

The sky over Reichstag, Berlin, Germany

This is the real sky above Reichstag, Berlin, Germany (52.52°N, 13.38°E) on 3 October 1990 at 00:00 CET (UTC+1) — the stroke of midnight (1990-10-02 23:00 UTC). The Sun was 41° below the horizon: it was full night. The Moon (waxing gibbous, 97% lit) was 34° up in the south-west. Planets above the horizon: Mars (34° in the east). Brightest named stars up: Vega, Capella, Rigel, Betelgeuse and Altair.

Star map of the sky over Reichstag, Berlin, Germany on 3 October 1990 at 00:00 MarsMoon VegaCapellaRigelBetelgeuseAltairAldebaranPolluxDeneb NSEW
778 stars brighter than magnitude 5 above the horizon, with the constellation figures. Look up: north at the top, east on the left.

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