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Night sky over Newark tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (51% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (EDT).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

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Facing south
8:00 PM
5:30 PM12:30 AM7:30 AM

The Moon (53% 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

51% lit · 7.4 days since new moon

402,625 km from Earth

Moonrise
Sun, Oct 18 2:32 PM
Moonset
Sun, Oct 18 11:59 PM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
6:11 PM
Fully dark
7:42 PM
Sunrise
7:12 AM
When the ISS is visible over Newark →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 9:23 AM · Sets 6:58 PM · magnitude 0.0

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

  • VenusRises 8:06 AM · Sets 5:50 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 12:54 AM · Sets 3:14 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 6:31 AM, southeast, 60° up

  • JupiterRises 1:51 AM · Sets 3:39 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 6:31 AM, southeast, 51° up

  • SaturnRises 5:40 PM · Sets 5:54 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 11:51 PM, south, 51° up

Coming up in the sky

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

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

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).