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What's in the Sky Tonight — Kuala Lumpur

Tonight over Kuala Lumpur: 2 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · KUALA LUMPURAs of Jun 17, 2026, 12:25 PM

Sunset7:25 PM

Dark by8:15 PM

Sunrise7:05 AM

Moon6% · Waxing Crescent

Sun & Moon positions computed for Kuala Lumpur (3.1°, 101.7°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Kuala Lumpur

4 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Kuala Lumpur right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.

COMING UPevents →

The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 3.4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (tonight).

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Wild Duck Cluster (M11) rides about 81° up in the southern sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Kuala Lumpur.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Kuala Lumpur runs roughly 6:53 PM–7:37 PM, with true dark from about 8:39 PM.

PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →

Venus, Jupiter are above the horizon over Kuala Lumpur tonight — see where and when to look.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETVenusbest ~8:05 PM

LookWNW sky

Height28° up

Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky

PLANETJupiterbest ~8:05 PM

LookWNW sky

Height20° up

Appearsvery bright and steady

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Crescent

Illuminated6% · waxing

Moonrise10:10 AM

Moonset9:55 PM

The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Kuala Lumpur. 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.