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Night sky over Boulder, CO tonight

Tonight's Moon: Waxing gibbous (74% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (MDT).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

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Facing southwest
10:30 PM
5:30 PM12:30 AM7:45 AM

The Moon (74% lit) is up in the southwest. Planets up: Saturn.

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

74% lit · 9.7 days since new moon

393,654 km from Earth

Moonrise
Wed, Oct 21 3:57 PM
Moonset
Wed, Oct 21 2:18 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
6:13 PM
Fully dark
7:44 PM
Sunrise
7:18 AM
When the ISS is visible over Boulder, CO →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 9:21 AM · Sets 6:56 PM · magnitude 0.2

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

  • VenusRises 7:54 AM · Sets 5:46 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 12:58 AM · Sets 3:11 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 6:43 AM, southeast, 62° up

  • JupiterRises 1:50 AM · Sets 3:35 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 6:43 AM, southeast, 53° up

  • SaturnRises 5:36 PM · Sets 5:50 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 11:43 PM, south, 51° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • Sun, Oct 25 10:12 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 4:35 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 7:54 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • 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 6:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 10:56 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 5:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Tue, Feb 2 11:20 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 8:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Boulder, CO
  • Wed, Feb 10 5:17 PMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 8:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 4:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Boulder, CO
  • Sat, Feb 20 4:24 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 12:56 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 4:44 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Apr 20 4:27 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 4:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 4:01 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 6:45 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 1:29 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 9:45 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 10:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Boulder, CO
  • Mon, Aug 2 4:06 AMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Boulder, CO
  • Thu, Aug 12Perseids meteor shower peakUp to about 100 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Tue, Aug 17 1:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Boulder, CO
  • Tue, Aug 17 1:29 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Sep 15 5:04 PMFull moon
  • Fri, Sep 24 4:06 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 7:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 6:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Wed, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).