72° UPScorpiusthe Scorpion
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starAntares
How to know itA genuinely scorpion-shaped curve of stars led by red Antares, riding low across the southern summer sky.
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Constellations Visible Tonight — Lima
Tonight over Lima, 10 of the bright, easy-to-spot constellations climb high into a dark sky. Here's what's up, how high, and which way to face.
DARK-SKY WINDOW TONIGHT · LIMA
Dark by6:43 PM
Until6:28 AM
High up now10
Never rise here6
Altitudes computed for Lima (-12.0°, -77.0°) during tonight's dark hours.
High in the sky over Lima tonight
56° UPLeothe Lion
Looknorth-western sky
Anchor starRegulus
How to know itA backwards question-mark (the "Sickle") forms the Lion’s head, anchored by bright Regulus.
53° UPSagittariusthe Archer / the Teapot
Looksouth-eastern sky
Anchor starKaus Australis
How to know itIts bright stars form a "Teapot" — and it points straight at the dense, glowing centre of the Milky Way.
52° UPCentaurusthe Centaur
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starAlpha Centauri
How to know itHolds Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the Sun, and wraps around the Southern Cross.
48° UPBoötesthe Herdsman
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starArcturus
How to know itA kite-shaped figure led by Arcturus, the brightest star of the northern spring sky.
42° UPCruxthe Southern Cross
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starAcrux
How to know itThe smallest constellation, but the most famous in the south — its long axis points toward the south celestial pole.
40° UPAquilathe Eagle
Lookeastern sky
Anchor starAltair
How to know itBright Altair completes the Summer Triangle with Vega and Deneb, straddling the celestial equator.
31° UPLyrathe Lyre
Looknorth-eastern sky
Anchor starVega
How to know itSmall but led by Vega, one of the brightest stars in the sky and a corner of the Summer Triangle.
25° UPCarinathe Keel
Looksouth-western sky
Anchor starCanopus
How to know itHome to Canopus, the second-brightest star in the sky, and the spectacular Carina Nebula — a far-southern jewel.
21° UPUrsa Majorthe Great Bear / the Big Dipper
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starAlioth
How to know itHome to the Big Dipper (the Plough), whose two end stars point to Polaris, the North Star.
“Up” is the highest the centre of each pattern gets above the horizon tonight — your fist at arm's length spans about 10°. Directions are where to face when it's best placed.
Low on the horizon from Lima
These clear the horizon but stay low, so trees and buildings may hide them: Canis Major (~17°, western) · Cygnus (~15°, north-eastern) · Gemini (~7°, north-western).
Out of reach from Lima
At Lima's latitude these never climb above the horizon, so you can't see them from here at any time of year: Orion, Pegasus, Taurus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus. To catch them, you'd need to travel toward the Northern Hemisphere.
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