86° UPAquilathe Eagle
Looknorth-western sky
Anchor starAltair
How to know itBright Altair completes the Summer Triangle with Vega and Deneb, straddling the celestial equator.
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Constellations Visible Tonight — Quito
Tonight over Quito, 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 · QUITO
Dark by7:11 PM
Until6:16 AM
High up now10
Never rise here6
Altitudes computed for Quito (-0.2°, -78.5°) during tonight's dark hours.
High in the sky over Quito tonight
68° UPPegasusthe Winged Horse
Looknorth-eastern sky
Anchor starMarkab
How to know itThe "Great Square" of Pegasus is a big, easy autumn signpost high in the eastern sky.
62° 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.
60° 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.
53° UPLyrathe Lyre
Looknorthern 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.
48° 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.
45° UPBoötesthe Herdsman
Looknorth-western sky
Anchor starArcturus
How to know itA kite-shaped figure led by Arcturus, the brightest star of the northern spring sky.
40° 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.
23° 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.
23° UPCentaurusthe Centaur
Looksouth-western sky
Anchor starAlpha Centauri
How to know itHolds Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the Sun, and wraps around the Southern Cross.
“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 Quito
These clear the horizon but stay low, so trees and buildings may hide them: Crux (~12°, south-western) · Perseus (~11°, north-eastern) · Ursa Major (~1°, north-western).
Out of reach from Quito
At Quito's latitude these never climb above the horizon, so you can't see them from here at any time of year: Taurus, Leo, Orion, Carina, Gemini, Canis Major. To catch them, you'd need to travel toward the Northern Hemisphere.
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