PLANETMarsbest ~5:09 AM
LookE sky
Height28° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · USA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Denver
Tonight over Denver: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (84% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · DENVERAs of Jul 25, 2026, 2:49 AM
Sunset8:24 PM
Dark by9:29 PM
Sunrise5:54 AM
Moon84% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Denver (39.7°, -105.0°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Denver
6 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Denver 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 34° over Denver — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
PERSEIDS METEORSmeteor showers →
The Perseids are active (peaks in 18d); the radiant climbs to about 52° over Denver — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.7° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) rides about 78° up in the eastern sky — naked-eye target from a dark spot near Denver.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Denver runs roughly 7:41 PM–8:39 PM, with true dark from about 10:11 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Denver tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:09 AM
LookSSE sky
Height53° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated84% · waxing
Moonrise6:04 PM
Moonset2:49 AM
A bright Moon (84% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Denver tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here9+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Denver's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Denver. 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.
Denver right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over DenverEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over DenverOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Denvertells you whether it's worth heading out.
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SEE IT ON THE MAP
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