PLANETMarsbest ~5:06 AM
LookE sky
Height28° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · USA
What's in the Sky Tonight — New York
Tonight over New York: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (83% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · NEW YORKAs of Jul 25, 2026, 12:26 AM
Sunset8:21 PM
Dark by9:31 PM
Sunrise5:46 AM
Moon83% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for New York (40.7°, -74.0°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over New York
7 THINGS UPThe best of what's above New York 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 33° over New York — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
PERSEIDS METEORSmeteor showers →
The Perseids are active (peaks in 18d); the radiant climbs to about 53° over New York — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.2° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) rides about 79° up in the eastern sky — naked-eye target from a dark spot near New York.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over New York runs roughly 7:39 PM–8:37 PM, with true dark from about 10:12 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over New York tonight — see where and when to look.
BRIGHT MOON TONIGHTstargazing conditions →
A waxing gibbous (83% lit) is up over New York, washing out faint stars and the Milky Way — great for the Moon itself, less so for deep-sky.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:06 AM
LookSSE sky
Height52° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated83% · waxing
Moonrise5:56 PM
Moonset1:51 AM
A bright Moon (83% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from New York tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 8 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here8+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from New York's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for New York. 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.
New York right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over New YorkEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over New YorkOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for New Yorktells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over New York
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.