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Night sky over Houston tonight

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

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
8:45 PM
6:15 PM1:00 AM7:45 AM

The Moon (54% 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

49% lit · 7.3 days since new moon

403,028 km from Earth

Moonrise
Sun, Oct 18 2:28 PM
Moonset
Mon, Oct 19 12:56 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
6:47 PM
Fully dark
8:07 PM
Sunrise
7:25 AM
When the ISS is visible over Houston →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 9:22 AM · Sets 7:48 PM · magnitude 0.0

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

  • VenusRises 8:07 AM · Sets 6:38 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 1:42 AM · Sets 3:15 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 6:57 AM, southeast, 66° up

  • JupiterRises 2:34 AM · Sets 3:46 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 6:57 AM, east, 56° up

  • SaturnRises 6:07 PM · Sets 6:17 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 12:07 AM, south, 62° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • 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 11:12 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 5:35 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 8:54 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 7:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 11:56 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 6:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 12:20 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 9:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Houston
  • Wed, Feb 10 6:17 PMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 9:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 5:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Houston
  • Sat, Feb 20 5:24 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 1:56 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 5:44 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Apr 20 5:27 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 5:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 5:01 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 7:45 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 2:29 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 10:45 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 11:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Houston
  • Mon, Aug 2 5:06 AMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Houston
  • 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 2:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Houston
  • Tue, Aug 17 2:29 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Sep 15 6:04 PMFull moon
  • Fri, Sep 24 5:06 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 8:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 7:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).