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Night sky over Worcester, MA tonight

Tonight's Moon: Waxing gibbous (73% lit). Planets to look for: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn. Times are local (EDT).

Tonight's sky, as you'd see it

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Facing southwest
10:00 PM
5:15 PM12:15 AM7:30 AM

The Moon (73% lit) is up in the southwest. Planets up: Saturn.

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

73% lit · 9.6 days since new moon

394,124 km from Earth

Moonrise
Wed, Oct 21 3:44 PM
Moonset
Wed, Oct 21 1:55 AM

Sun and darkness

Sunset
5:57 PM
Fully dark
7:30 PM
Sunrise
7:07 AM
When the ISS is visible over Worcester, MA →

Planets tonight

  • MercuryRises 9:13 AM · Sets 6:36 PM · magnitude 0.2

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

  • VenusRises 7:46 AM · Sets 5:27 PM · magnitude -4.2

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

  • MarsRises 12:39 AM · Sets 3:03 PM · magnitude 1.0

    Best around 6:32 AM, southeast, 61° up

  • JupiterRises 1:32 AM · Sets 3:25 PM · magnitude -2.0

    Best around 6:32 AM, southeast, 52° up

  • SaturnRises 5:22 PM · Sets 5:37 AM · magnitude 0.3

    Best around 11:32 PM, south, 49° up

Coming up in the sky

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

  • Mon, Oct 26 12:12 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 6:35 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 9:54 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • 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 8:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Sun, Jan 3 12:56 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 7:17 AMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
  • Wed, Feb 3 1:20 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 10:59 AMAnnular solar eclipseNot visible from Worcester, MA
  • Wed, Feb 10 7:17 PMJupiter at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Fri, Feb 19 10:44 AMMars at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Sat, Feb 20 6:12 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Worcester, MA
  • Sat, Feb 20 6:24 PMFull moon
  • Wed, Mar 17 2:56 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 6:44 AMFull moon
  • Tue, Apr 20 6:27 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 6:59 AMFull moon
  • Fri, May 28 6:01 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 8:45 PMFull moon
  • Thu, Jul 15 3:29 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 11:45 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Jul 18 12:02 PMPenumbral lunar eclipseNot visible from Worcester, MA
  • Mon, Aug 2 6:06 AMTotal solar eclipseNot visible from Worcester, MA
  • 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 3:13 AMPenumbral lunar eclipseVisible from Worcester, MA
  • Tue, Aug 17 3:29 AMFull moon
  • Wed, Sep 15 7:04 PMFull moon
  • Fri, Sep 24 6:06 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 9:47 AMFull moon
  • Sun, Oct 17 8:18 PMSaturn at oppositionClosest to Earth and brightest of the year, up all night
  • Wed, Oct 20Orionids meteor shower peakUp to about 20 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · bright moonlight hides fainter meteors

Month by month

Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).