PLANETVenusbest ~7:34 PM
LookWNW sky
Height17° up
Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · NEW ZEALAND
What's in the Sky Tonight — Auckland
Tonight over Auckland: 3 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (84% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · AUCKLANDAs of Jul 25, 2026, 7:34 PM
Sunset5:34 PM
Dark by6:34 PM
Sunrise7:29 AM
Moon84% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Auckland (-36.9°, 174.8°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Auckland
6 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Auckland right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
DELTA AQUARIIDS METEORSmeteor showers →
The Delta Aquariids are active (peaks in 5d); the radiant climbs to about 69° over Auckland — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Venus, Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Auckland tonight — see where and when to look.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.4° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Ptolemy Cluster (M7) rides about 87° up in the north-eastern sky — naked-eye target from a dark spot near Auckland.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Auckland runs roughly 4:53 PM–5:48 PM, with true dark from about 7:01 PM.
BRIGHT MOON TONIGHTstargazing conditions →
A waxing gibbous (84% lit) is up over Auckland, washing out faint stars and the Milky Way — great for the Moon itself, less so for deep-sky.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETMarsbest ~6:54 AM
LookNE sky
Height21° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:14 AM
LookN sky
Height50° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated84% · waxing
Moonrise2:09 PM
Moonset4:59 AM
A bright Moon (84% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Auckland tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here9+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Auckland's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Auckland. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot — tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.
SKY OVER YOU · TONIGHT
What can you see in your sky tonight?
We can work out the next passes of the Space Station, a fresh Starlink “train” and other bright satellites over your exact spot — plus which naked-eye planets are out tonight and where to look. Your location is used only in your browser to do the maths and is never sent anywhere.
Auckland right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over AucklandEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over AucklandOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Aucklandtells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Auckland
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.