Night Sky

night-sky

The night sky tonight depends on the time, your location, the Moon’s phase, and local weather. To answer what will the night sky look like tonight, focus on the Moon set and r...

astronomy

The sky tonight is defined by two dominant lights: the Moon and the brightest star nearby. Which star that is depends on the date, your latitude, and the time after sunset. The...

space

Jupiter is often the brightest planet in the night sky and is usually visible after dusk in the southwest or south, depending on the time of year and your location. Tonight, loo...

Relationships

The night sky changes nightly, yet the Moon offers a reliable pointer to help you identify the brightest objects around it. Because the Moon moves roughly eastward about 12 to 1...

astronomy

When we talk about naked stars, we refer to stars visible to the unaided human eye without telescopes, binoculars, or other optical aids. Their visibility depends on intrinsic b...

astronomy

The Evening Star is not a distinct celestial object but a familiar planet appearing in the western sky after sunset. Most often it refers to Venus, the brightest planet in Earth...

astronomy

The September night sky offers a dependable transition into autumnal astronomy, with summer brilliance fading toward the west and autumn constellations rising in the east. By ev...

science-astronomy

Tonight’s sky shows depend on the time, your location, weather, and whether the Moon is up. To answer what the planets will look like tonight, start by noting which planets ar...

science-astronomy

An app for stars and planets uses your device’s sensors, camera, and ephemeris data to match the pattern of lights you see to a catalog of known celestial objects, then labels...

Science & Space

When the evening shadows and the stars appear marks the shift from astronomical twilight to full night, when the Sun falls more than 18° below the horizon and the sky is dark e...