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Night sky over Buenos Aires tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (49% lit). Planets to look for: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT-3).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

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

Facing west
9:00 PM
6:30 PM12:30 AM6:30 AM

The Moon (53% lit) is up in the west. 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

403,026 km from Earth

Moonrise
Sun, Oct 18 11:42 AM
Moonset
Mon, Oct 19 2:25 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
7:10 PM
Fully dark
8:38 PM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
When the ISS is visible over Buenos Aires →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 7:05 AM · Sets 9:10 PM · magnitude 0.0

    Best around 7:40 PM, west, 17° up

  • VenusRises 6:02 AM · Sets 7:59 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 2:52 AM · Sets 1:10 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 5:30 AM, northeast, 26° up

  • JupiterRises 3:21 AM · Sets 2:03 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 5:30 AM, northeast, 23° up

  • SaturnRises 5:47 PM · Sets 5:42 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 11:40 PM, north, 54° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • Tue, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors
  • Mon, Oct 26 1:12 AMFull 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 8:35 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 11:54 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 10:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 2:56 PMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • 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 9:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 3:20 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 12:59 PMAnnular solar eclipseSeen from Buenos Aires: 82% of the Sun covered. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
  • Wed, Feb 10 9:17 PMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 12:44 PMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 8:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Buenos Aires
  • Sat, Feb 20 8:24 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 3:56 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 7:44 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Apr 20 7:27 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 7:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 7:01 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 9:45 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 4:29 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 12:45 PMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 1:02 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Buenos Aires
  • Mon, Aug 2 7:06 AMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Buenos Aires
  • 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 4:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Buenos Aires
  • Tue, Aug 17 4:29 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Sep 15 8:04 PMFull moon
  • Fri, Sep 24 7:06 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 10:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 9:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).