SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · UK
What's in the Sky Tonight — London
Tonight over London: no naked-eye planets are well placed, a waxing gibbous (84% lit).
Sun & Moon positions computed for London (51.5°, -0.1°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over London
5 THINGS UPThe best of what's above London right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
The Delta Aquariids are active (peaks in 5d); the radiant climbs to about 19° over London, fairly low. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
The Perseids are active (peaks in 18d); the radiant climbs to about 40° over London — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.6° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
Ring Nebula (M57) rides about 72° up in the southern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near London.
Tonight's golden hour over London runs roughly 8:09 PM–9:24 PM, with true dark from about 12:12 AM.
Planets visible tonight
None of the bright naked-eye planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn) climb high into a dark sky over London tonight. They drift in and out of view over weeks — check back, or see where they are now on the live map.
The Moon tonight
A bright Moon (84% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from London tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from London's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for London. For satellite passes we can use your exact spot — tap below to get the next ISS, Starlink-train and bright-satellite passes overhead.
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.
London right now
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Londontells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over London
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.