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.

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As of October 30 at 07:04 PM UTC

The Moon today

Waning Gibbous

73% illuminated

Constellation: Gemini

Next full moon
November 24 at 03:02 PM UTC · in 25 days
Next new moon
November 9 at 07:01 AM UTC · in 10 days

Which planets are visible tonight?

Roughly valid anywhere in the world. Exact rise and set times for your location are further down.

Times for your location

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Upcoming sky events

  1. November 9 at 07:01 AM UTC · in 10 days

    New Moon

  2. November 16 · in 17 days

    Mars and Jupiter very close together (1.2°)

  3. November 17 · in 18 days

    Leonids: meteor shower peak – up to 15 shooting stars per hour under dark skies

    Moonlight: 55%

  4. November 20 · in 21 days

    Mercury at greatest elongation (20°) – best view in the morning sky

  5. November 24 at 03:02 PM UTC · in 25 days

    Full Moon

  6. November 25 · in 26 days

    Uranus at opposition – at its brightest and visible all night

  7. December 13 · in 44 days

    Geminids: meteor shower peak – up to 150 shooting stars per hour under dark skies

    Moonlight: 20%

  8. January 3, 2027 · in 65 days

    Venus at greatest elongation (47°) – best view in the morning sky

  9. January 3, 2027 · in 65 days

    Quadrantids: meteor shower peak – up to 120 shooting stars per hour under dark skies

    Moonlight: 13%

  10. February 3, 2027 · in 96 days

    Mercury at greatest elongation (18°) – best view in the evening sky

  11. February 6, 2027 at 04:00 PM UTC · in 99 days

    Annular solar eclipse – annular in: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria

    Partial: much of South America and West Africa

  12. February 11, 2027 · in 104 days

    Jupiter at opposition – at its brightest and visible all night

  13. February 19, 2027 · in 112 days

    Mars at opposition – at its brightest and visible all night

  14. March 17, 2027 · in 138 days

    Mercury at greatest elongation (28°) – best view in the morning sky

  15. April 21, 2027 · in 173 days

    Lyrids: meteor shower peak – up to 20 shooting stars per hour under dark skies

    Moonlight: 99%

  16. May 5, 2027 · in 187 days

    Eta Aquariids: meteor shower peak – up to 60 shooting stars per hour under dark skies

    Moonlight: 1%

  17. August 2, 2027 at 10:07 AM UTC · in 276 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 November 24, 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.