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Night sky over Rio de Janeiro tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (51% lit). Planets to look for: Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT-3).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

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

Facing west
7:45 PM
5:15 PM11:30 PM5:45 AM

The Moon (53% lit) is up in the west. 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

402,614 km from Earth

Moonrise
Mon, Oct 19 12:02 PM
Moonset
Mon, Oct 19 12:56 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
5:58 PM
Fully dark
7:15 PM
Sunrise
5:16 AM
When the ISS is visible over Rio de Janeiro →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 6:28 AM · Sets 7:46 PM · magnitude 0.0

    Best around 6:28 PM, west, 16° up

  • VenusRises 5:25 AM · Sets 6:36 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 1:31 AM · Sets 12:30 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 4:48 AM, northeast, 37° up

  • JupiterRises 2:05 AM · Sets 1:18 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 4:48 AM, northeast, 33° up

  • SaturnRises 4:45 PM · Sets 4:42 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 10:48 PM, north, 66° up

Coming up in the sky

The next 12 months, with what can be seen from Rio de Janeiro.

  • 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 1:12 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 8:35 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 11:54 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 10:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 2:56 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 9:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 3:20 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 12:59 PMAnnular solar eclipseSeen from Rio de Janeiro: 84% of the Sun covered. Never look at the Sun without eclipse glasses.
  • Wed, Feb 10 9:17 PMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 12:44 PMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 8:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Rio de Janeiro
  • Sat, Feb 20 8:24 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 3:56 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 7:44 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Apr 20 7:27 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 7:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 7:01 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 9:45 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 4:29 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 12:45 PMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 1:02 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Rio de Janeiro
  • Mon, Aug 2 7:06 AMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Rio de Janeiro
  • 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 4:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Rio de Janeiro
  • Tue, Aug 17 4:29 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Sep 15 8:04 PMFull moon
  • Fri, Sep 24 7:06 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 10:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 9:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).