PLANETMarsbest ~4:38 AM
LookENE sky
Height19° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · CANADA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Edmonton
Tonight over Edmonton: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (82% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · EDMONTONAs of Jul 24, 2026, 7:58 PM
Sunset9:43 PM
Dark by11:38 PM
Sunrise5:43 AM
Moon82% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Edmonton (53.5°, -113.5°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Edmonton
7 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Edmonton 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 20° over Edmonton — 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 50° over Edmonton — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.6° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Ring Nebula (M57) rides about 69° up in the southern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Edmonton.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Edmonton runs roughly 8:50 PM–10:11 PM, with true dark not reached tonight.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Edmonton tonight — see where and when to look.
BRIGHT MOON TONIGHTstargazing conditions →
A waxing gibbous (82% lit) is up over Edmonton, washing out faint stars and the Milky Way — great for the Moon itself, less so for deep-sky.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~4:38 AM
LookSSE sky
Height36° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated82% · waxing
Moonrise7:58 PM
Moonset1:18 AM
A bright Moon (82% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Edmonton tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 3 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here3+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Edmonton's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Edmonton. 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.
Edmonton right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over EdmontonEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over EdmontonOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Edmontontells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Edmonton
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