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Night sky over London tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (49% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT+1).

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
8:00 PM
5:30 PM12:45 AM8:00 AM

The Moon (51% 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

402,887 km from Earth

Moonrise
Mon, Oct 19 3:38 PM
Moonset
Sun, Oct 18 11:04 PM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
6:00 PM
Fully dark
7:52 PM
Sunrise
7:31 AM
When the ISS is visible over London →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 10:03 AM · Sets 6:26 PM · magnitude 0.0

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

  • VenusRises 8:45 AM · Sets 5:21 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 12:25 AM · Sets 3:51 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 6:50 AM, southeast, 54° up

  • JupiterRises 1:30 AM · Sets 4:09 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 6:50 AM, southeast, 46° up

  • SaturnRises 5:42 PM · Sets 6:02 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 11:50 PM, south, 40° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • 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 4:12 AMFull 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
  • Fri, Nov 20 11:35 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 2:54 PMFull 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 1:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 5:56 PMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • 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 12:17 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 6:20 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 3:59 PMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from London
  • Thu, Feb 11 12:17 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 3:44 PMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 11:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from London
  • Sat, Feb 20 11:24 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 6:56 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 10:44 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Apr 20 11:27 PMFull 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 11:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 11:01 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky23° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • Sat, Jun 19 1:45 AMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 8:29 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 4:45 PMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 5:02 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from London
  • Mon, Aug 2 11:06 AMTotal solar eclipseSeen from London: 42% of the Sun covered. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
  • 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 8:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from London
  • Tue, Aug 17 8:29 AMFull moon
  • Thu, Sep 16 12:04 AMFull moon
  • Fri, Sep 24 11:06 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky26° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
  • 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 2:47 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Oct 18 1:18 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).