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What's in the Sky Tonight — Lagos

Tonight over Lagos: 4 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · LAGOSAs of Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

Sunset7:05 PM

Dark by7:55 PM

Sunrise6:35 AM

Moon6% · Waxing Crescent

Sun & Moon positions computed for Lagos (6.5°, 3.4°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Lagos

4 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Lagos 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).

PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →

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

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Pegasus Cluster (M15) rides about 76° up in the north-western sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Lagos.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Lagos runs roughly 6:33 PM–7:16 PM, with true dark from about 8:19 PM.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETVenusbest ~7:25 PM

LookWNW sky

Height32° up

Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky

PLANETJupiterbest ~7:25 PM

LookWNW sky

Height24° up

Appearsvery bright and steady

PLANETMarsbest ~6:05 AM

LookENE sky

Height27° up

Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange

PLANETSaturnbest ~6:05 AM

LookE sky

Height62° up

Appearsa moderately bright golden point

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Crescent

Illuminated6% · waxing

Moonrise8:55 AM

Moonset9:50 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 Lagos. 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.