YozoraAtlas

When is Milky Way season in Greece?

On moonless nights the bright core of the Milky Way stands clear of the horizon in Greece from March to September. It climbs highest in the south: about 26° above the horizon in Heraklion, Crete, and only about 20° at Axios-Loudias-Aliakmonas Delta National Park, Central Macedonia.

150+ nights100+ nights50+ nights1 to 49nonenights in 2027 with the core up in moonless darkness
Night-lights map of Greece with every place colored by its Milky Way core nights in 2027

When is Milky Way season in each part of Greece?

The months when most of a region’s places have the core up, how high it climbs at the region’s southern edge, the median core nights in 2027, and the darkest place to see it from.

State or regionSeasonCore heightNights in 2027Darkest place to see it
CreteMarch to Septemberup to 26°131Samaria National ParkBortle 3, 131 nights
South AegeanMarch to Septemberup to 25°130RhodesBortle 5, 130 nights
PeloponneseMarch to Septemberup to 24°129ArgosBortle 5, 129 nights
AtticaMarch to Septemberup to 23°128Sounio National ParkBortle 4, 128 nights
West GreeceMarch to Septemberup to 23°127Chelmos-Vouraikos National ParkBortle 4, 127 nights
Central GreeceMarch to Septemberup to 23°126Parnassos National ParkBortle 4, 126 nights
North AegeanMarch to Septemberup to 23°126ChiosBortle 5, 127 nights
Ionian IslandsMarch to Septemberup to 23°124Aenos National ParkBortle 4, 128 nights
ThessalyMarch to Septemberup to 22°121KarditsaBortle 5, 122 nights
EpirusMarch to Septemberup to 22°120North Pindos National ParkBortle 4, 120 nights

The darkest places in Greece with the most Milky Way nights

Bortle 1 to 3 places, by nights in 2027 with the core more than 10° up for an hour of moonless darkness.

  1. Samaria National Park Crete · Bortle 3 · core up to 26°131 nights

Which months have the most Milky Way nights in Greece?

The median place has the core up on the most moonless nights in June. The core rises before dawn in spring, is up most of the night in early summer and sets in the evening by autumn; each place page lists its own nights and the 2027 new moons.

0Jan0Feb14Mar18Apr20May21Jun19Jul17Aug14Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec

How the Milky Way dates for Greece are calculated

The positions of the sun, the moon and the center of the Milky Way are calculated for every night of 2027 at each place. A night counts when the core stands more than 10° above the horizon for at least an hour while the sun is more than 18° below the horizon and the moon has set. These are calculated positions; whether a night is clear is only known closer to the date. How it works