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What's in the Sky Tonight — Honolulu

Tonight over Honolulu: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing crescent (23% lit).

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · HONOLULUAs of Jun 18, 2026, 9:30 PM

Sunset7:20 PM

Dark by8:10 PM

Sunrise5:50 AM

Moon23% · Waxing Crescent

Sun & Moon positions computed for Honolulu (21.3°, -157.9°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Honolulu

4 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Honolulu 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).

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Dumbbell Nebula (M27) rides about 87° up in the north-eastern sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Honolulu.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Honolulu runs roughly 6:44 PM–7:31 PM, with true dark from about 8:41 PM.

PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →

Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Honolulu tonight — see where and when to look.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETMarsbest ~5:10 AM

LookENE sky

Height22° up

Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange

PLANETSaturnbest ~5:10 AM

LookESE sky

Height51° up

Appearsa moderately bright golden point

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Crescent

Illuminated23% · waxing

Moonrise10:45 AM

Moonset11:00 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 Honolulu. 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.