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What's in the Sky Tonight — Lima

Tonight over Lima: Venus is visible, a waxing gibbous (85% lit).

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · LIMAAs of Jul 25, 2026, 7:30 AM

Sunset6:05 PM

Dark by6:50 PM

Sunrise6:30 AM

Moon85% · Waxing Gibbous

Sun & Moon positions computed for Lima (-12.0°, -77.0°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Lima

5 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Lima 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 46° over Lima — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.

COMING UPevents →

4-planet morning parade — 4 naked-eye planets are visible together in the morning sky around now — a "planet parade." (in 21 days).

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Eagle Nebula (M16) rides about 88° up in the southern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Lima.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Lima runs roughly 5:31 PM–6:15 PM, with true dark from about 7:15 PM.

PLANET VISIBLEplanets →

Venus is above the horizon over Lima tonight — see where and when to look.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETVenusbest ~6:30 PM

LookWNW sky

Height37° up

Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Gibbous

Illuminated85% · waxing

Moonrise2:50 PM

Moonset4:10 AM

A bright Moon (85% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Lima. 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.