Night sky over Nagoya tonight
Tonight's Moon: First quarter (51% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter. Times are local (GMT+9).
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
4:15 AM
4:30 PM11:30 PM6:30 AM
The Moon is below the horizon. Planets up: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn.
Drawn from star and planet positions for this city; clouds and real light pollution are not included.
Moon
First quarter
51% lit · 7.5 days since new moon
402,426 km from Earth
- Moonrise
- Mon, Oct 19 1:25 PM
- Moonset
- Mon, Oct 19 11:35 PM
Sun and darkness
- Sunset
- 5:14 PM
- Fully dark
- 6:38 PM
- Sunrise
- 6:01 AM
Planets tonight
- MercuryRises 8:04 AM · Sets 6:06 PM · magnitude 0.0
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
- VenusRises 6:53 AM · Sets 5:01 PM · magnitude -4.2
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
- MarsRises 12:03 AM · Sets 1:58 PM · magnitude 1.0
Best around 5:29 AM, southeast, 64° up
- JupiterRises 12:58 AM · Sets 2:27 PM · magnitude -1.9
Best around 5:29 AM, southeast, 54° up
- SaturnRises 4:39 PM · Sets 4:51 AM · magnitude 0.3
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
Coming up in the sky
The next 12 months, with what can be seen from Nagoya.
- 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 1:12 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 8:35 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky20° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
- Tue, Nov 24 11:54 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 10:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
- Mon, Jan 4 2:56 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 9:17 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
- Wed, Feb 3 3:20 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 12:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Nagoya
- Thu, Feb 11 9:17 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Sat, Feb 20 12:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Sun, Feb 21 8:12 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Nagoya
- Sun, Feb 21 8:24 AMFull moon
- Wed, Mar 17 3:56 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 7:44 PMFull moon
- Wed, Apr 21 7:27 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 7:59 PMFull moon
- Fri, May 28 7:01 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 9:45 AMFull moon
- Fri, Jul 16 4:29 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 12:45 AMFull moon
- Mon, Jul 19 1:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Nagoya
- Mon, Aug 2 7:06 PMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Nagoya
- 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 4:13 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Nagoya
- Tue, Aug 17 4:29 PMFull moon
- Thu, Sep 16 8:04 AMFull moon
- Sat, Sep 25 7:06 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 10:47 PMFull moon
- Mon, Oct 18 9:18 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).