Night sky over Portland, Oregon tonight
Tonight's Moon: First quarter (51% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (PDT).
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
8:15 PM
5:45 PM12:45 AM8:00 AM
The Moon (55% 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 · 7.5 days since new moon
402,547 km from Earth
- Moonrise
- Sun, Oct 18 3:07 PM
- Moonset
- Mon, Oct 19 12:05 AM
Sun and darkness
- Sunset
- 6:19 PM
- Fully dark
- 7:58 PM
- Sunrise
- 7:32 AM
Planets tonight
- MercuryRises 9:51 AM · Sets 6:57 PM · magnitude 0.0
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
- VenusRises 8:33 AM · Sets 5:50 PM · magnitude -4.2
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
- MarsRises 12:55 AM · Sets 3:40 PM · magnitude 1.0
Best around 6:49 AM, southeast, 57° up
- JupiterRises 1:55 AM · Sets 4:02 PM · magnitude -2.0
Best around 6:49 AM, southeast, 49° up
- SaturnRises 5:52 PM · Sets 6:09 AM · magnitude 0.3
Best around 11:59 PM, south, 46° up
Coming up in the sky
The next 12 months, with what can be seen from Portland, Oregon.
- 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 9:12 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 3:35 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 6:54 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 5:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
- Sun, Jan 3 9:56 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 4:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
- Tue, Feb 2 10:20 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky18° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
- Sat, Feb 6 7:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Portland, Oregon
- Wed, Feb 10 4:17 PMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Fri, Feb 19 7:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
- Sat, Feb 20 3:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Portland, Oregon
- Sat, Feb 20 3:24 PMFull moon
- Tue, Mar 16 11:56 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 3:44 AMFull moon
- Tue, Apr 20 3:27 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 3:59 AMFull moon
- Fri, May 28 3:01 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 5:45 PMFull moon
- Thu, Jul 15 12:29 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 8:45 AMFull moon
- Sun, Jul 18 9:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Portland, Oregon
- Mon, Aug 2 3:06 AMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Portland, Oregon
- 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 12:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Portland, Oregon
- Tue, Aug 17 12:29 AMFull moon
- Wed, Sep 15 4:04 PMFull moon
- Fri, Sep 24 3:06 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 6:47 AMFull moon
- Sun, Oct 17 5:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).