What's in the sky tonight?
Tonight's sky
Moon 18% lit, 3 meteor showers active; next highlight: Mars and Jupiter 1.2° apart.
Computed 5 Nov 2026, 00:29 UTC for each city's own night; refreshed every 6 hours.
Four cities tonight
New York
Dark (Sun 6° down) 5:20 pm to 6:00 am. Moon 18% lit, waning; up in a dark sky 3:20 am–6:00 am.
- Saturn most of the night, 5:20 pm–3:10 am highest 50° at 9:40 pm
- Mars before dawn, 12:10 am–6:00 am highest 64° at 6:00 am
- Jupiter before dawn, 12:30 am–6:00 am highest 61° at 6:00 am
- Venus before dawn, 5:40 am–6:00 am highest 9° at 6:00 am
ISS: no visible pass tonight. Passes →
London
Dark (Sun 6° down) 5:10 pm to 6:20 am. Moon 18% lit, waning; up in a dark sky 3:20 am–6:20 am.
- Saturn most of the night, 5:10 pm–3:10 am highest 40° at 9:40 pm
- Mars before dawn, 11:50 pm–6:20 am highest 55° at 6:20 am
- Jupiter before dawn, 12:20 am–6:20 am highest 52° at 6:20 am
- Venus before dawn, 6:20 am–6:20 am highest 6° at 6:20 am
ISS: no visible pass tonight. Passes →
Toronto
Dark (Sun 6° down) 5:40 pm to 6:20 am. Moon 18% lit, waning; up in a dark sky 3:50 am–6:20 am.
- Saturn most of the night, 5:40 pm–3:30 am highest 47° at 10:00 pm
- Mars before dawn, 12:20 am–6:20 am highest 62° at 6:20 am
- Jupiter before dawn, 12:50 am–6:20 am highest 58° at 6:20 am
- Venus before dawn, 6:10 am–6:20 am highest 8° at 6:20 am
ISS: no visible pass tonight. Passes →
Sydney
Dark (Sun 6° down) 8:00 pm to 5:20 am. Moon 18% lit, waning; up in a dark sky 4:20 am–5:20 am.
- Saturn most of the night, 8:00 pm–4:00 am highest 55° at 10:30 pm
- Mars before dawn, 2:50 am–5:20 am highest 31° at 5:20 am
- Jupiter before dawn, 2:50 am–5:20 am highest 31° at 5:20 am
- Venus before dawn, 5:10 am–5:20 am highest 7° at 5:20 am
ISS: no visible pass tonight. Passes →
Meteors
Active tonight: Orionids, Southern Taurids, Northern Taurids. Best time and rate for your city →
Asteroids
3 known asteroids pass within 19.5 lunar distances today (UTC); closest 2026 VP1 at 0.55 LD. Today's list →
Next eclipse
Annular solar eclipse, February 6, 2027, 15:59 UTC. Where and when →
Everything for tonight
Questions
What can I see in the sky tonight?
Tonight from New York, London, Toronto and Sydney: the cards above list the planets with times, the Moon and the space station. For any other city use the planets, ISS and Starlink pages.
Which planets are visible tonight?
See your city on the planets tonight page; the cards here cover four big cities.
Is the Moon full tonight?
The Moon is 18% lit and waning.