Sky Tonight
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Sky Map
What’s Visible Tonight — November 4–5
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Stargazing
- 18:33–04:53
- Sunrise
- 05:41
Moon
Waning Crescent · 17% illuminatedVisible 02:34–04:53
Moonlight should have little effect during this observing window. Away from city lights, more faint stars become visible.
Lunar highlights: Aristarchus, Oceanus Procellarum
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.
The star cluster Pleiades (M45), a familiar pattern of stars, is already a good observing target. Binoculars show more stars.
Orion Nebula (M42), a bright nebula, is a good evening target from around 22:30. Binoculars are useful, with darker skies helping.
Beehive Cluster (M44), an open cluster of stars, is a later-night target, around 01:20. Binoculars bring out its stars.
Jupiter, the largest planet, is a later-night target, around 02:20. It is a naked-eye target, with a telescope revealing more detail.
Constellations to Spot Tonight
Pegasus: The Great Square includes Alpheratz, which belongs to Andromeda. The pattern is toward the north-west now; it remains favorably placed until around 00:50.
Orion: Three Belt stars sit inside a bright four-star outline. Find the pattern toward the east around 22:10; 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 01:00.
Solar System Objects
Close Approaches
Venus near Moon — closest 0.95°
7 November 2026 at 10:43
