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What's in the Sky Tonight — Orlando

Tonight over Orlando: 2 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · ORLANDOAs of Jun 17, 2026, 12:25 AM

Sunset8:25 PM

Dark by9:25 PM

Sunrise6:30 AM

Moon6% · Waxing Crescent

Sun & Moon positions computed for Orlando (28.5°, -81.4°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Orlando

4 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Orlando right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.

COMING UPevents →

The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 3.4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (tonight).

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Ring Nebula (M57) rides about 85° up in the northern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Orlando.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Orlando runs roughly 7:51 PM–8:42 PM, with true dark from about 9:59 PM.

PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →

Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Orlando tonight — see where and when to look.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETMarsbest ~5:45 AM

LookE sky

Height18° up

Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange

PLANETSaturnbest ~5:45 AM

LookESE sky

Height42° up

Appearsa moderately bright golden point

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Crescent

Illuminated6% · waxing

Moonrise9:05 AM

Moonset11:20 PM

The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Orlando. 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.