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Night sky over New Delhi tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (50% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT+5:30).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

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

Facing southwest
8:45 PM
5:15 PM12:00 AM6:45 AM

The Moon (50% lit) is up in the southwest. Planets up: Saturn.

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

Moon

First quarter

50% lit · 7.3 days since new moon

402,818 km from Earth

Moonrise
Mon, Oct 19 1:44 PM
Moonset
Sun, Oct 18 11:31 PM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
5:48 PM
Fully dark
7:07 PM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
When the ISS is visible over New Delhi →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 8:19 AM · Sets 6:49 PM · magnitude 0.0

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

  • VenusRises 7:08 AM · Sets 5:42 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 12:45 AM · Sets 2:14 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 5:50 AM, east, 65° up

  • JupiterRises 1:36 AM · Sets 2:45 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 5:50 AM, east, 55° up

  • SaturnRises 5:09 PM · Sets 5:18 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 11:10 PM, south, 63° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • 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 9:42 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
  • Sat, Nov 21 5:05 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 8:24 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 6:58 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 11:26 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 5:47 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 11:50 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 9:29 PMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from New Delhi
  • Thu, Feb 11 5:47 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 9:14 PMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sun, Feb 21 4:42 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from New Delhi
  • Sun, Feb 21 4:54 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 12:26 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 4:14 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Apr 21 3:57 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 4:29 PMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 3:31 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 6:15 AMFull moon
  • Fri, Jul 16 12:59 AMMercury 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 9:15 PMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 9:32 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from New Delhi
  • Mon, Aug 2 3:36 PMTotal solar eclipseSeen from New Delhi: 8% 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 12:43 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from New Delhi
  • Tue, Aug 17 12:59 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Sep 16 4:34 AMFull moon
  • Sat, Sep 25 3:36 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 7:17 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Oct 18 5:48 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).