82° UPCygnusthe Swan / the Northern Cross
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starDeneb
How to know itA great cross of stars flying down the summer Milky Way, with brilliant Deneb at its tail.
SKY · CONSTELLATIONS · USA
Constellations Visible Tonight — Los Angeles
Tonight over Los Angeles, 9 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 · LOS ANGELES
Dark by9:03 PM
Until6:03 AM
High up now9
Never rise here5
Altitudes computed for Los Angeles (34.1°, -118.2°) during tonight's dark hours.
High in the sky over Los Angeles tonight
79° UPAndromedathe Chained Princess
Looknorth-eastern sky
Anchor starAlpheratz
How to know itHome to the Andromeda Galaxy — the most distant thing visible to the naked eye, a faint smudge on a dark night.
76° UPPegasusthe Winged Horse
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starMarkab
How to know itThe "Great Square" of Pegasus is a big, easy autumn signpost high in the eastern sky.
71° UPLyrathe Lyre
Lookwestern 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.
62° UPCassiopeiathe Queen
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starSchedar
How to know itA bright "W" or "M" of five stars, circling the north pole opposite the Big Dipper — useful for finding north.
58° UPAquilathe Eagle
Looksouthern sky
Anchor starAltair
How to know itBright Altair completes the Summer Triangle with Vega and Deneb, straddling the celestial equator.
50° UPPerseusthe Hero
Looknorth-eastern sky
Anchor starMirfak
How to know itA rich slice of the Milky Way and the radiant of the August Perseid meteor shower.
28° UPTaurusthe Bull
Lookeastern sky
Anchor starAldebaran
How to know itMarked by orange Aldebaran and the tiny, sparkling Pleiades star cluster on the Bull’s shoulder.
25° UPSagittariusthe Archer / the Teapot
Looksouthern 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.
“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 Los Angeles
These clear the horizon but stay low, so trees and buildings may hide them: Boötes (~17°, north-western) · Ursa Major (~6°, northern) · Orion (~5°, eastern) · Scorpius (~5°, south-western) · Gemini (~2°, north-eastern).
Out of reach from Los Angeles
At Los Angeles's latitude these never climb above the horizon, so you can't see them from here at any time of year: Canis Major, Leo, Centaurus, Crux, Carina. To catch them, you'd need to travel toward the Southern Hemisphere.
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