Night sky over Sydney tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (51% lit). No bright planets are well placed tonight. Times are local (GMT+11).

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

5:45 AM

6:30 PM12:30 AM6:30 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

51% lit · 7.5 days since new moon

402,496 km from Earth

Moonrise: Mon, Oct 19 12:10 PM
Moonset: Tue, Oct 20 2:39 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset: 7:10 PM
Fully dark: 8:38 PM
Sunrise: 6:09 AM

When the ISS is visible over Sydney →

Planets tonight

MercuryRises 7:07 AM · Sets 9:10 PM · magnitude 0.0
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
VenusRises 6:04 AM · Sets 7:56 PM · magnitude -4.2
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
MarsRises 2:53 AM · Sets 1:14 PM · magnitude 1.0
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
JupiterRises 3:24 AM · Sets 2:07 PM · magnitude -1.9
Not visible tonight: too close to the Sun or too low
SaturnRises 5:47 PM · Sets 5:42 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 Sydney.

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 3:12 PMFull 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 10:35 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky20° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
Wed, Nov 25 1:54 AMFull 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 12:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Mon, Jan 4 4:56 AMVenus farthest from the Sun in the morning sky47° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
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 11:17 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Wed, Feb 3 5:20 PMMercury farthest from the Sun in the evening sky18° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the west after sunset
Sun, Feb 7 2:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Sydney
Thu, Feb 11 11:17 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
Sat, Feb 20 2:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
Sun, Feb 21 10:12 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Sydney
Sun, Feb 21 10:24 AMFull moon
Wed, Mar 17 5:56 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 9:44 PMFull moon
Wed, Apr 21 8:27 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 8:59 PMFull moon
Fri, May 28 8:01 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 10:45 AMFull moon
Fri, Jul 16 5:29 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky21° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
Mon, Jul 19 1:45 AMFull moon
Mon, Jul 19 2:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Sydney
Mon, Aug 2 8:06 PMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Sydney
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 5:13 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Sydney
Tue, Aug 17 5:29 PMFull moon
Thu, Sep 16 9:04 AMFull moon
Sat, Sep 25 8:06 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
Sat, Oct 16 12:47 AMFull moon
Mon, Oct 18 11:18 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).