The night sky on the night of the Liberation of Paris — 25 August 1944
On 25 August 1944 the German garrison of Paris surrendered to French and American forces, after an uprising by the French Resistance. That evening General Charles de Gaulle spoke at the Hôtel de Ville: 'Paris outragé! Paris brisé! Paris martyrisé! Mais Paris libéré!'. The next day he led a victory parade down the Champs-Élysées.
The sky over Hôtel de Ville, Paris, France
This is the real sky above Hôtel de Ville, Paris, France (48.86°N, 2.35°E) on 25 August 1944 at 22:00 UTC+2 that night (1944-08-25 20:00 UTC). The Sun was 12° below the horizon: twilight was fading and the stars were coming out. The Moon (waxing crescent, 39% lit) was 15° up in the south-west. No bright planet was above the horizon. Brightest named stars up: Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Altair and Antares.
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