PLANETVenusbest ~7:00 PM
LookWNW sky
Height31° up
Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · INDIA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Chennai
Tonight over Chennai: 3 bright planets are out, a waxing crescent (23% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · CHENNAIAs of Jun 19, 2026, 1:00 PM
Sunset6:40 PM
Dark by7:30 PM
Sunrise5:45 AM
Moon23% · Waxing Crescent
Sun & Moon positions computed for Chennai (13.1°, 80.3°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Chennai
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Chennai right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
COMING UPevents →
June solstice — The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the south. (in 2 days).
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn are above the horizon over Chennai tonight — see where and when to look.
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Pegasus Cluster (M15) rides about 88° up in the south-eastern sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Chennai.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Chennai runs roughly 6:06 PM–6:51 PM, with true dark from about 7:56 PM.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETJupiterbest ~7:00 PM
LookWNW sky
Height22° up
Appearsvery bright and steady
PLANETSaturnbest ~3:00 AM
LookE sky
Height28° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated23% · waxing
Moonrise10:50 AM
Moonset10:45 PM
A modest Moon — bright planets and constellations are fine, faint detail less so.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Chennai. 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.
Chennai right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over ChennaiEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over ChennaiOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Chennaitells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Chennai
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.