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Night sky over Brisbane tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (50% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT+10).

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
2:30 AM
5:15 PM11:15 PM5:30 AM

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

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

Moon

First quarter

50% lit · 7.4 days since new moon

402,740 km from Earth

Moonrise
Mon, Oct 19 11:18 AM
Moonset
Tue, Oct 20 1:18 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
5:57 PM
Fully dark
7:17 PM
Sunrise
5:08 AM
When the ISS is visible over Brisbane →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 6:14 AM · Sets 7:49 PM · magnitude 0.0

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

  • VenusRises 5:09 AM · Sets 6:36 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 1:34 AM · Sets 12:19 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 4:32 AM, northeast, 32° up

  • JupiterRises 2:08 AM · Sets 1:09 PM · magnitude -1.9

    Best around 4:32 AM, northeast, 28° up

  • SaturnRises 4:43 PM · Sets 4:39 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 2:12 AM, west, 32° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • 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 2:12 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 9:35 AMMercury 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 12:54 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 11:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Mon, Jan 4 3:56 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
  • Fri, Jan 22 10:17 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 4:20 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 1:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Brisbane
  • Thu, Feb 11 10:17 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 1:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sun, Feb 21 9:12 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Brisbane
  • Sun, Feb 21 9:24 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 4:56 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 8:44 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Apr 21 8:27 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 8:59 PMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 8:01 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 10:45 AMFull moon
  • Fri, Jul 16 5:29 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 1:45 AMFull moon
  • Mon, Jul 19 2:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Brisbane
  • Mon, Aug 2 8:06 PMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Brisbane
  • 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 5:13 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Brisbane
  • Tue, Aug 17 5:29 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Sep 16 9:04 AMFull moon
  • Sat, Sep 25 8:06 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
  • Fri, Oct 15 11:47 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Oct 18 10:18 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).