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What's in the Sky Tonight β€” Bryce Canyon

Tonight over Bryce Canyon: 2 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW Β· BRYCE CANYONAs of Jun 16, 2026, 10:25 PM
Sunset8:55 PM
Dark by10:05 PM
Sunrise6:10 AM
Moon6% Β· Waxing Crescent

Sun & Moon positions computed for Bryce Canyon (37.6Β°, -112.2Β°) Β· times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Bryce Canyon

4 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Bryce Canyon right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked β€” tap any to go deeper.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETMarsbest ~5:25 AM
LookE sky
Height15Β° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:25 AM
LookESE sky
Height34Β° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated6% Β· waxing
Moonrise8:50 AM
Moonset11:05 PM

The Moon is nearly out of the way β€” dark skies for faint objects.

Aurora outlook

Aurora is unlikely from Bryce Canyon tonight: Kp is 1.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.

Current Kp1.0
Kp needed here9+
Storm levelQuiet

Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) Β· viewing threshold from Bryce Canyon's geomagnetic latitude.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Bryce Canyon. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot β€” tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.

SKY OVER YOU Β· TONIGHT

What can you see in your sky tonight?

We can work out the next passes of the Space Station, a fresh Starlink β€œtrain” and other bright satellites over your exact spot β€” 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.

Bryce Canyon right now

Clear skies matter as much as what's up there β€” a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Bryce Canyontells you whether it's worth heading out.

Go deeper on the sky over Bryce Canyon

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