Night sky over Riverside tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (49% lit). No bright planets are well placed tonight. 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.

Constellation linesFacing south

6:30 AM

5:30 PM12:15 AM7:15 AM

Twilight: only the brightest stars and planets show yet. The Moon is below the horizon. Planets up: Mars, Jupiter.

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

Moon

First quarter

49% lit · 7.3 days since new moon

402,967 km from Earth

Moonrise: Sun, Oct 18 2:09 PM
Moonset: Mon, Oct 19 12:18 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset: 6:12 PM
Fully dark: 7:36 PM
Sunrise: 6:57 AM

When the ISS is visible over Riverside →

Planets tonight

MercuryRises 8:59 AM · Sets 7:07 PM · magnitude 0.0
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
VenusRises 7:50 AM · Sets 6:02 PM · magnitude -4.2
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
MarsRises 1:04 AM · Sets 2:53 PM · magnitude 1.0
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
JupiterRises 1:58 AM · Sets 3:23 PM · magnitude -1.9
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
SaturnRises 5:34 PM · Sets 5:45 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 Riverside.

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 Riverside
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 Riverside
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 Riverside
Mon, Aug 2 3:06 AMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Riverside
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 Riverside
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).