PLANETMarsbest ~5:00 AM
LookE sky
Height22° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · CANADA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Calgary
Tonight over Calgary: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (85% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · CALGARYAs of Jul 25, 2026, 5:00 AM
Sunset9:35 PM
Dark by11:10 PM
Sunrise5:55 AM
Moon85% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Calgary (51.0°, -114.1°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Calgary
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Calgary right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
COMING UPevents →
4-planet morning parade — 4 naked-eye planets are visible together in the morning sky around now — a "planet parade." (in 21 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) rides about 86° up in the southern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Calgary.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Calgary runs roughly 8:43 PM–9:57 PM, with true dark from about 12:35 AM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Calgary tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:00 AM
LookSSE sky
Height39° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated85% · waxing
Moonrise7:40 PM
Moonset2:25 AM
A bright Moon (85% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Calgary tonight: Kp is 1.0, below the roughly Kp 4 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp1.0
Kp needed here4+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Calgary's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Calgary. 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.
Calgary right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over CalgaryEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over CalgaryOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Calgarytells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Calgary
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.