PLANETMarsbest ~5:10 AM
LookE sky
Height18° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · USA · DARK-SKY
What's in the Sky Tonight — Outer Banks
Tonight over Outer Banks: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing crescent (23% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · OUTER BANKSAs of Jun 19, 2026, 3:30 AM
Sunset8:20 PM
Dark by9:30 PM
Sunrise5:50 AM
Moon23% · Waxing Crescent
Sun & Moon positions computed for Outer Banks (35.6°, -75.5°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Outer Banks
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Outer Banks right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
COMING UPevents →
June solstice — The longest day in the northern hemisphere, the shortest in the south. (in 2 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Dumbbell Nebula (M27) rides about 76° up in the southern sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Outer Banks.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Outer Banks runs roughly 7:42 PM–8:38 PM, with true dark from about 10:09 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Outer Banks tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:10 AM
LookESE sky
Height38° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated23% · waxing
Moonrise10:50 AM
Moonset12:15 AM
A modest Moon — bright planets and constellations are fine, faint detail less so.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Outer Banks 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 Outer Banks's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Outer Banks. 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.
Outer Banks right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over Outer BanksEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over Outer BanksOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Outer Bankstells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Outer Banks
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.