PLANETMarsbest ~4:59 AM
LookE sky
Height25° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · USA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Minneapolis
Tonight over Minneapolis: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (85% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · MINNEAPOLISAs of Jul 25, 2026, 4:59 AM
Sunset8:49 PM
Dark by10:09 PM
Sunrise5:54 AM
Moon85% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Minneapolis (45.0°, -93.3°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Minneapolis
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Minneapolis right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 5° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) rides about 88° up in the northern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Minneapolis.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Minneapolis runs roughly 8:05 PM–9:09 PM, with true dark from about 10:58 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Minneapolis tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~4:59 AM
LookSSE sky
Height47° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated85% · waxing
Moonrise6:39 PM
Moonset2:39 AM
A bright Moon (85% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Minneapolis tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 6 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here6+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Minneapolis's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Minneapolis. 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?
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Minneapolis right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over MinneapolisEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over MinneapolisOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Minneapolistells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Minneapolis
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The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.