Sky Tonight – Which Planets Are Visible Tonight?
What you can see in the night sky today: Moon phase, visible planets and the next sky events – recalculated every hour, on phone and PC.
▶ See it live in the sky nowAs of October 16 at 02:17 AM UTC
The Moon today
- Next full moon
- October 26 at 04:18 AM UTC · in 10 days
- Next new moon
- November 9 at 07:01 AM UTC · in 24 days
Which planets are visible tonight?
Roughly valid anywhere in the world. Exact rise and set times for your location are further down.
- Venusnaked eye
in the evening just after sunset, low in the west
Constellation: Virgo · Magnitude -4.0
▶ Show in the sky - Jupiternaked eye
in the morning sky
Constellation: Leo · Magnitude -1.7
▶ Show in the sky - Mercurynaked eye
in the evening just after sunset, low in the west
Constellation: Libra · Magnitude 0.0
▶ Show in the sky - Saturnnaked eye
almost all night
Constellation: Cetus · Magnitude 0.3
▶ Show in the sky - Marsnaked eye
in the morning sky
Constellation: Cancer · Magnitude 1.0
▶ Show in the sky - Uranusbinoculars or telescope needed
almost all night
Constellation: Taurus · Magnitude 5.6
▶ Show in the sky - Neptunebinoculars or telescope needed
almost all night
Constellation: Pisces · Magnitude 7.8
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Times for your location
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Upcoming sky events
October 21 · in 5 days
Orionids: meteor shower peak – up to 25 shooting stars per hour under dark skies
Moonlight: 80%
October 26 at 04:18 AM UTC · in 10 days
Full Moon
November 9 at 07:01 AM UTC · in 24 days
New Moon
November 16 · in 31 days
Mars and Jupiter very close together (1.2°)
November 17 · in 32 days
Leonids: meteor shower peak – up to 15 shooting stars per hour under dark skies
Moonlight: 55%
November 20 · in 35 days
Mercury at greatest elongation (20°) – best view in the morning sky
November 25 · in 40 days
Uranus at opposition – at its brightest and visible all night
December 13 · in 58 days
Geminids: meteor shower peak – up to 150 shooting stars per hour under dark skies
Moonlight: 20%
January 3, 2027 · in 79 days
Venus at greatest elongation (47°) – best view in the morning sky
January 3, 2027 · in 79 days
Quadrantids: meteor shower peak – up to 120 shooting stars per hour under dark skies
Moonlight: 13%
February 3, 2027 · in 110 days
Mercury at greatest elongation (18°) – best view in the evening sky
February 6, 2027 at 04:00 PM UTC · in 113 days
Annular solar eclipse – annular in: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria
Partial: much of South America and West Africa
February 11, 2027 · in 118 days
Jupiter at opposition – at its brightest and visible all night
February 19, 2027 · in 126 days
Mars at opposition – at its brightest and visible all night
March 17, 2027 · in 152 days
Mercury at greatest elongation (28°) – best view in the morning sky
April 21, 2027 · in 187 days
Lyrids: meteor shower peak – up to 20 shooting stars per hour under dark skies
Moonlight: 99%
August 2, 2027 at 10:07 AM UTC · in 290 days
Total solar eclipse – total in: southern Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Somalia
Partial: almost all of Europe, most of Africa, the Middle East
Questions & answers
Which planets can I see tonight?
That changes from week to week. This page recalculates every hour which planets are in the evening, night or morning sky and which are too close to the Sun. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye.
When is the next full moon?
The next full moon is on October 26, 2026.
Why can't I see some planets?
When a planet is too close to the Sun in the sky, it rises and sets almost together with it and is lost in its glare. Only once it has moved far enough from the Sun does it reappear in the evening or morning sky.
Positions calculated with Paul Schlyter's orbital formulas (accuracy a few arcminutes), IAU constellation boundaries. Eclipses: NASA; meteor showers: IMO.