Sky Tonight
All you can find in the sky. Even clouds.
Sky Map
What’s Visible Tonight — November 10–11
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Stargazing
- 18:34–04:53
- Sunrise
- 05:41
Moon
Waxing Crescent · 2% illuminatedVisible 18:34–18:49
Moonlight won’t interfere during this observing window. How clearly you can see faint stars depends mainly on local light pollution.
Tonight’s Highlights
Saturn, the ringed planet, is suitable for observing now. It is a naked-eye target, with a telescope revealing its rings.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) can be observed now. Under dark skies, binoculars reveal its bright central region.
Orion Nebula (M42), a bright nebula, is already a good observing target. Binoculars are useful, with darker skies helping.
The star cluster Pleiades (M45), a familiar pattern of stars, is suitable for observing now. Binoculars show more stars.
Jupiter, the largest planet, is a later-night target, around 02:00. It is a naked-eye target, with a telescope revealing more detail.
Venus, a bright planet, is worth observing before dawn, around 04:40. The naked eye is enough.
Constellations to Spot Tonight
Orion: Three Belt stars sit inside a bright four-star outline. The pattern is toward the east now; it remains favorably placed until around 04:20.
Cassiopeia: Five stars trace a distinctive W. The pattern is toward the north now; it remains favorably placed until around 00:40.
Pegasus: The Great Square includes Alpheratz, which belongs to Andromeda. The pattern is toward the north-west now; it remains favorably placed until around 00:30.
