Sky Tonight
All you can find in the sky. Even clouds.
Sky Map
What’s Visible Tonight — October 29–30
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Stargazing
- 19:36–06:00
- Sunrise
- 06:47
Moon
Waning Gibbous · 82% illuminatedVisible 21:56–06:00
Bright moonlight may hide faint stars and make galaxies and nebulae harder to see. Artificial light pollution can add to this effect.
Lunar highlights: Mare Serenitatis, Mare Imbrium, Plato
Tonight’s Highlights
Saturn, the ringed planet, is suitable for observing now. It is a naked-eye target, with a telescope revealing its rings.
The star cluster Pleiades (M45), a familiar pattern of stars, can be observed now. Binoculars show more stars.
Rigel, a bright sky landmark, is already a good observing target. The naked eye is enough.
Beehive Cluster (M44), an open cluster of stars, is a later-night target, around 02:40. Binoculars bring out its stars.
Mars, the red planet, is worth observing before dawn, around 03:20. The naked eye is enough.
Jupiter, the largest planet, is worth observing before dawn, around 03:50. It is a naked-eye target, with a telescope revealing more detail.
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 05:30.
Cassiopeia: Five stars trace a distinctive W. The pattern is toward the north-west now; it remains favorably placed until around 02:40.
Taurus: Aldebaran marks one arm of the V-shaped Hyades. The pattern is toward the north-east now; it remains favorably placed until around 05:30.
