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Night sky over Taebaek tonight

Tonight's Moon: First quarter (49% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (GMT+9).

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
11:30 PM
5:00 PM12:00 AM7:00 AM

The Moon is below the horizon. Planets up: Saturn.

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

402,892 km from Earth

Moonrise
Mon, Oct 19 2:03 PM
Moonset
Tue, Oct 20 12:03 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
5:43 PM
Fully dark
7:10 PM
Sunrise
6:35 AM
When the ISS is visible over Taebaek →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 8:41 AM · Sets 6:33 PM · magnitude 0.0

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

  • VenusRises 7:29 AM · Sets 5:28 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 12:31 AM · Sets 2:34 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 6:00 AM, southeast, 63° up

  • JupiterRises 1:27 AM · Sets 3:02 PM · magnitude -1.9

    Best around 6:00 AM, southeast, 53° up

  • SaturnRises 5:10 PM · Sets 5:23 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 11:30 PM, south, 54° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • 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 1:12 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 8:35 AMMercury farthest from the Sun in the morning sky20° from the Sun: the best time to see it, low in the east before sunrise
  • Tue, Nov 24 11:54 PMFull 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 10:28 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Mon, Jan 4 2:56 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 9:17 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 3:20 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 12:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Taebaek
  • Thu, Feb 11 9:17 AMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 12:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sun, Feb 21 8:12 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Taebaek
  • Sun, Feb 21 8:24 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 3:56 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 7:44 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Apr 21 7:27 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 7:59 PMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 7:01 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 9:45 AMFull moon
  • Fri, Jul 16 4:29 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 12:45 AMFull moon
  • Mon, Jul 19 1:02 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Taebaek
  • Mon, Aug 2 7:06 PMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Taebaek
  • 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 4:13 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Taebaek
  • Tue, Aug 17 4:29 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Sep 16 8:04 AMFull moon
  • Sat, Sep 25 7:06 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
  • Fri, Oct 15 10:47 PMFull moon
  • Mon, Oct 18 9:18 AMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).