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Night sky over Tucson tonight

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

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

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Facing south
7:45 PM
5:15 PM12:00 AM7:00 AM

The Moon (54% 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

49% lit · 7.3 days since new moon

402,896 km from Earth

Moonrise
Sun, Oct 18 1:38 PM
Moonset
Sun, Oct 18 11:55 PM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
5:47 PM
Fully dark
7:09 PM
Sunrise
6:30 AM
When the ISS is visible over Tucson →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 8:30 AM · Sets 6:45 PM · magnitude 0.0

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

  • VenusRises 7:14 AM · Sets 5:35 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 12:40 AM · Sets 2:22 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 5:57 AM, southeast, 65° up

  • JupiterRises 1:32 AM · Sets 2:51 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 5:57 AM, east, 55° up

  • SaturnRises 5:08 PM · Sets 5:19 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 11:17 PM, south, 59° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • 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 4:35 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 7:54 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 6:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 10:56 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 5:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Tue, Feb 2 11:20 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 8:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Tucson
  • Wed, Feb 10 5:17 PMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 8:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 4:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Tucson
  • Sat, Feb 20 4:24 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 Tucson
  • Mon, Aug 2 3:06 AMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Tucson
  • 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 Tucson
  • 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).