79° UPBoötesthe Herdsman
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starArcturus
How to know itA kite-shaped figure led by Arcturus, the brightest star of the northern spring sky.
SKY · CONSTELLATIONS · MEXICO
Constellations Visible Tonight — Mexico City
Tonight over Mexico City, 8 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 · MEXICO CITY
Dark by8:08 PM
Until5:58 AM
High up now8
Never rise here8
Altitudes computed for Mexico City (19.4°, -99.1°) during tonight's dark hours.
High in the sky over Mexico City tonight
55° UPLeothe Lion
Lookwestern sky
Anchor starRegulus
How to know itA backwards question-mark (the "Sickle") forms the Lion’s head, anchored by bright Regulus.
46° UPUrsa Majorthe Great Bear / the Big Dipper
Looknorth-western sky
Anchor starAlioth
How to know itHome to the Big Dipper (the Plough), whose two end stars point to Polaris, the North Star.
37° 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.
37° 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.
21° UPCygnusthe Swan / the Northern Cross
Looknorth-eastern sky
Anchor starDeneb
How to know itA great cross of stars flying down the summer Milky Way, with brilliant Deneb at its tail.
21° 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.
20° UPAquilathe Eagle
Lookeastern sky
Anchor starAltair
How to know itBright Altair completes the Summer Triangle with Vega and Deneb, straddling the celestial equator.
“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 Mexico City
These clear the horizon but stay low, so trees and buildings may hide them: Sagittarius (~16°, south-eastern) · Crux (~10°, southern) · Gemini (~7°, north-western).
Out of reach from Mexico City
At Mexico City's latitude these never climb above the horizon, so you can't see them from here at any time of year: Cassiopeia, Canis Major, Carina, Pegasus, Perseus, Orion, Andromeda, Taurus. To catch them, you'd need to travel toward the Southern Hemisphere.
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