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What's in the Sky Tonight — Big Bend

Tonight over Big Bend: 2 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · BIG BENDAs of Jun 16, 2026, 11:25 PM

Sunset8:55 PM

Dark by9:55 PM

Sunrise6:55 AM

Moon6% · Waxing Crescent

Sun & Moon positions computed for Big Bend (29.1°, -103.2°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Big Bend

4 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Big Bend right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.

COMING UPevents →

The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 3.4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (tonight).

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Ring Nebula (M57) rides about 86° up in the northern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Big Bend.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Big Bend runs roughly 8:19 PM–9:11 PM, with true dark from about 10:29 PM.

PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →

Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Big Bend tonight — see where and when to look.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETMarsbest ~6:25 AM

LookE sky

Height21° up

Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange

PLANETSaturnbest ~6:25 AM

LookESE sky

Height45° up

Appearsa moderately bright golden point

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Crescent

Illuminated6% · waxing

Moonrise9:35 AM

Moonset—

The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Big Bend. 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.