PLANETVenusbest ~6:25 PM
LookNW sky
Height18° 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 last quarter (50% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · CAPE TOWNAs of Jun 8, 2026, 11:45 AM
Sunset5:45 PM
Dark by6:45 PM
Sunrise7:50 AM
Moon50% · Last Quarter
Sun & Moon positions computed for Cape Town (-33.9°, 18.4°) · times in local time.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETJupiterbest ~6:25 PM
LookNW sky
Height20° up
Appearsvery bright and steady
The Moon tonight
PhaseLast Quarter
Illuminated50% · waning
Moonrise1:15 AM
Moonset1:05 PM
A bright Moon (50% 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.
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The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.