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Night sky over Auckland tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (49% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT+13).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

Drag the picture to look around, and slide through the night from dusk to dawn.

Facing south
3:30 AM
7:00 PM1:00 AM7:00 AM

The Moon is below the horizon. Planets up: Saturn.

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

Moon

First quarter

49% lit · 7.3 days since new moon

402,884 km from Earth

Moonrise
Mon, Oct 19 12:24 PM
Moonset
Tue, Oct 20 3:09 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
7:39 PM
Fully dark
9:11 PM
Sunrise
6:32 AM
When the ISS is visible over Auckland →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 7:26 AM · Sets 9:43 PM · magnitude 0.0

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

  • VenusRises 6:23 AM · Sets 8:29 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 3:25 AM · Sets 1:34 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 5:55 AM, northeast, 24° up

  • JupiterRises 3:54 AM · Sets 2:29 PM · magnitude -1.9

    Best around 5:55 AM, northeast, 21° up

  • SaturnRises 6:17 PM · Sets 6:12 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 3:35 AM, northwest, 30° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • 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 5:12 PMFull 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
  • Sat, Nov 21 12:35 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky20° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Wed, Nov 25 3:54 AMFull 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 2:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Mon, Jan 4 6:56 AMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Mon, Jan 4Quadrantids meteor shower peakUp to about 110 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
  • Sat, Jan 23 1:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 7:20 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky18° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sun, Feb 7 4:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Auckland
  • Thu, Feb 11 1:17 PMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 4:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sun, Feb 21 12:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Auckland
  • Sun, Feb 21 12:24 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 7:56 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 11:44 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Apr 21 10:27 AMFull 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 PMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 10:01 PMMercury 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 PMFull moon
  • Fri, Jul 16 7:29 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky21° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Mon, Jul 19 3:45 AMFull moon
  • Mon, Jul 19 4:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Auckland
  • Mon, Aug 2 10:06 PMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Auckland
  • 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 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Auckland
  • Tue, Aug 17 7:29 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Sep 16 11:04 AMFull moon
  • Sat, Sep 25 10:06 AMMercury 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
  • Sat, Oct 16 2:47 AMFull moon
  • Mon, Oct 18 1:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).