56° UPSagittariusthe Archer / the Teapot
Lookwestern 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.
SKY · CONSTELLATIONS · AUSTRALIA
Constellations Visible Tonight — Sydney
Tonight over Sydney, 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 · SYDNEY
Dark by6:10 PM
Until6:55 AM
High up now8
Never rise here5
Altitudes computed for Sydney (-33.9°, 151.2°) during tonight's dark hours.
High in the sky over Sydney tonight
45° UPAquilathe Eagle
Looknorth-western sky
Anchor starAltair
How to know itBright Altair completes the Summer Triangle with Vega and Deneb, straddling the celestial equator.
36° UPPegasusthe Winged Horse
Looknorthern sky
Anchor starMarkab
How to know itThe "Great Square" of Pegasus is a big, easy autumn signpost high in the eastern sky.
32° UPOrionthe Hunter
Looknorth-eastern sky
Anchor starRigel / Betelgeuse
How to know itThe most recognisable constellation on Earth — the three-star Belt sits almost on the celestial equator, so nearly everyone can see it.
30° UPCarinathe Keel
Looksouth-eastern 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.
29° UPTaurusthe Bull
Looknorth-eastern sky
Anchor starAldebaran
How to know itMarked by orange Aldebaran and the tiny, sparkling Pleiades star cluster on the Bull’s shoulder.
26° UPScorpiusthe Scorpion
Lookwestern sky
Anchor starAntares
How to know itA genuinely scorpion-shaped curve of stars led by red Antares, riding low across the southern summer sky.
26° UPCanis Majorthe Great Dog
Lookeastern sky
Anchor starSirius
How to know itContains Sirius, the brightest star in the entire night sky, trailing just behind Orion.
“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 Sydney
These clear the horizon but stay low, so trees and buildings may hide them: Andromeda (~18°, northern) · Cygnus (~12°, northern) · Lyra (~10°, north-western) · Perseus (~10°, northern) · Crux (~10°, southern) · Centaurus (~7°, south-western).
Out of reach from Sydney
At Sydney's latitude these never climb above the horizon, so you can't see them from here at any time of year: Gemini, Cassiopeia, Boötes, Leo, Ursa Major. To catch them, you'd need to travel toward the Northern Hemisphere.
Sydney right now
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