PLANETVenusbest ~6:39 PM
LookNW sky
Height33° up
Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · SOUTH AFRICA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Cape Town
Tonight over Cape Town: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (85% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · CAPE TOWNAs of Jul 25, 2026, 12:39 PM
Sunset6:04 PM
Dark by6:59 PM
Sunrise7:44 AM
Moon85% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Cape Town (-33.9°, 18.4°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Cape Town
5 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Cape Town 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 72° over Cape Town — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
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 →
Ptolemy Cluster (M7) rides about 88° up in the south-eastern sky — naked-eye target from a dark spot near Cape Town.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Cape Town runs roughly 5:25 PM–6:19 PM, with true dark from about 7:29 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Venus, Saturn are above the horizon over Cape Town tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~2:39 AM
LookNE sky
Height35° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated85% · waxing
Moonrise2:14 PM
Moonset5:34 AM
A bright Moon (85% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Cape Town 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) · viewing threshold from Cape Town's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Cape Town. 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.
Cape Town right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over Cape TownEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over Cape TownOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Cape Towntells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Cape Town
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.