The night sky on the night of the 1966 World Cup final — 30 July 1966

On 30 July 1966 England beat West Germany 4–2 after extra time at Wembley to win the FIFA World Cup, their only men's World Cup title. Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, still the only one in a men's World Cup final until 2022, and captain Bobby Moore received the trophy from the Queen.

The sky over Wembley Stadium, London, England

This is the real sky above Wembley Stadium, London, England (51.56°N, 0.28°W) on 30 July 1966 at 22:00 BST (UTC+1) that night (1966-07-30 21:00 UTC). The Sun was 9° below the horizon: twilight was fading and the stars were coming out. The Moon (waxing gibbous, 98% lit) was 9° up in the south-east. No bright planet was above the horizon. Brightest named stars up: Arcturus, Vega, Capella, Altair and Spica.

Star map of the sky over Wembley Stadium, London, England on 30 July 1966 at 22:00 Moon ArcturusVegaCapellaAltairSpicaAntaresDenebAlioth NSEW
774 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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