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Night sky over Anchorage tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (51% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (AKDT).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

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Facing south
8:30 PM
6:00 PM1:30 AM9:15 AM

The Moon (55% lit) is up in the south. Planets up: Saturn.

Drawn from star and planet positions for this city; clouds and real light pollution are not included.

Moon

First quarter

51% lit · 7.5 days since new moon

402,557 km from Earth

Moonrise
Sun, Oct 18 5:37 PM
Moonset
Sun, Oct 18 11:25 PM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
6:37 PM
Fully dark
9:02 PM
Sunrise
8:53 AM
When the ISS is visible over Anchorage →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 11:59 AM · Sets 6:23 PM · magnitude 0.0

    Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low

  • VenusRises 10:33 AM · Sets 5:27 PM · magnitude -4.2

    Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low

  • MarsRises 12:31 AM · Sets 5:41 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 7:57 AM, southeast, 46° up

  • JupiterRises 1:50 AM · Sets 5:44 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 7:57 AM, southeast, 39° up

  • SaturnRises 6:34 PM · Sets 7:04 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 12:47 AM, south, 30° up

Coming up in the sky

The next 12 months, with what can be seen from Anchorage.

  • Tue, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Sun, Oct 25 8:12 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Nov 16Leonids meteor shower peakUp to about 15 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Fri, Nov 20 2:35 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 5:54 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Dec 13Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Wed, Dec 23 4:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 8:56 AMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Sun, Jan 3Quadrantids meteor shower peakUp to about 110 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Fri, Jan 22 3:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Tue, Feb 2 9:20 PMMercury 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 6:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Anchorage
  • Wed, Feb 10 3:17 PMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 6:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 2:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Anchorage
  • Sat, Feb 20 2:24 PMFull moon
  • Tue, Mar 16 10:56 PMMercury 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 2:44 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Apr 20 2:27 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Apr 21Lyrids meteor shower peakUp to about 18 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Wed, May 5Eta 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 2:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 2:01 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Fri, Jun 18 4:45 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 11:29 AMMercury 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 7:45 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 8:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Anchorage
  • Mon, Aug 2 2:06 AMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Anchorage
  • Thu, Aug 12Perseids meteor shower peakUp to about 100 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Mon, Aug 16 11:13 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Anchorage
  • Mon, Aug 16 11:29 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Sep 15 3:04 PMFull moon
  • Fri, Sep 24 2:06 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky26° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Fri, Oct 8Draconids meteor shower peakUp to about 10 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Fri, Oct 15 5:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 4:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).