PLANETMarsbest ~6:45 AM
LookNE sky
Height19° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · AUSTRALIA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Melbourne
Tonight over Melbourne: 2 bright planets are out, a last quarter (50% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · MELBOURNEAs of Jun 8, 2026, 7:45 PM
Sunset5:10 PM
Dark by6:10 PM
Sunrise7:35 AM
Moon50% · Last Quarter
Sun & Moon positions computed for Melbourne (-37.8°, 145.0°) · times in local time.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~6:45 AM
LookNNE sky
Height46° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseLast Quarter
Illuminated50% · waning
Moonrise12:25 AM
Moonset12:55 PM
A modest Moon — bright planets and constellations are fine, faint detail less so.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Melbourne tonight: Kp is 1.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp1.0
Kp needed here9+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Melbourne's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Melbourne. 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.
Melbourne right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over MelbourneEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over MelbourneOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Melbournetells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Melbourne
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.