PLANETMarsbest ~5:25 AM
LookENE sky
Height21° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · MEXICO
What's in the Sky Tonight — Cancún
Tonight over Cancún: 2 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · CANCÚNAs of Jun 16, 2026, 11:25 PM
Sunset7:35 PM
Dark by8:25 PM
Sunrise6:10 AM
Moon6% · Waxing Crescent
Sun & Moon positions computed for Cancún (21.2°, -86.9°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Cancún
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Cancún 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 →
Dumbbell Nebula (M27) rides about 88° up in the northern sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Cancún.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Cancún runs roughly 6:59 PM–7:46 PM, with true dark from about 8:56 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Cancún tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:25 AM
LookESE sky
Height49° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated6% · waxing
Moonrise8:45 AM
Moonset10:25 PM
The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Cancún. 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.
Cancún right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over CancúnEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over CancúnOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Cancúntells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Cancún
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.