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Night sky tonight: Moon phase, planets and astronomy calendar

Tonight's Moon phase, moonrise and moonset, which planets are up, and the year's eclipses, full moons and meteor showers. Pick a city for local times.

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Eclipses, full moons, meteor showers and planets for the next 12 months. Times in UTC.

  • Wed, Oct 21Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Mon, Oct 26 4:12 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Nov 17Leonids meteor shower peakUp to about 15 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Fri, Nov 20 11:35 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky20° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Tue, Nov 24 2:54 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Dec 14Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Thu, Dec 24 1:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 5:56 PMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Mon, Jan 4Quadrantids meteor shower peakUp to about 110 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Fri, Jan 22 12:17 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 6:20 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky18° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Feb 6 3:59 PMAnnular solar eclipse
  • Thu, Feb 11 12:17 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 3:44 PMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 11:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipse
  • Sat, Feb 20 11:24 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 6:56 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky28° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Mon, Mar 22 10:44 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Apr 20 10:27 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Apr 22Lyrids meteor shower peakUp to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Thu, May 6Eta Aquariids meteor shower peakUp to about 50 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Thu, May 20 10:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 10:01 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Jun 19 12:45 AMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 7:29 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky21° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Sun, Jul 18 3:45 PMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 4:02 PMPenumbral lunar eclipse
  • Mon, Aug 2 10:06 AMTotal solar eclipse
  • Fri, Aug 13Perseids meteor shower peakUp to about 100 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Tue, Aug 17 7:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipse
  • Tue, Aug 17 7:29 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Sep 15 11:04 PMFull moon
  • Fri, Sep 24 10:06 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky26° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Oct 9Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Fri, Oct 15 1:47 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Oct 18 12:18 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).