PLANETVenusbest ~6:14 PM
LookNW sky
Height31° up
Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · AUSTRALIA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Melbourne
Tonight over Melbourne: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (83% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · MELBOURNEAs of Jul 25, 2026, 12:54 PM
Sunset5:29 PM
Dark by6:29 PM
Sunrise7:29 AM
Moon83% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Melbourne (-37.8°, 145.0°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Melbourne
5 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Melbourne 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 68° over Melbourne — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.4° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Ptolemy Cluster (M7) rides about 87° up in the north-eastern sky — naked-eye target from a dark spot near Melbourne.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Melbourne runs roughly 4:49 PM–5:45 PM, with true dark from about 6:59 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Venus, Saturn are above the horizon over Melbourne tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~2:54 AM
LookNE sky
Height39° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated83% · waxing
Moonrise1:19 PM
Moonset5:04 AM
A bright Moon (83% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
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.