PLANETVenusbest ~6:05 PM
LookNW sky
Height21° up
Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · AUSTRALIA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Perth
Tonight over Perth: 2 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · PERTHAs of Jun 17, 2026, 12:25 PM
Sunset5:20 PM
Dark by6:20 PM
Sunrise7:20 AM
Moon6% · Waxing Crescent
Sun & Moon positions computed for Perth (-32.0°, 115.9°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Perth
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Perth 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 →
Ptolemy Cluster (M7) rides about 87° up in the southern sky — naked-eye target from a dark spot near Perth.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Perth runs roughly 4:42 PM–5:36 PM, with true dark from about 6:47 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Venus, Jupiter are above the horizon over Perth tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETJupiterbest ~6:05 PM
LookNW sky
Height16° up
Appearsvery bright and steady
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated6% · waxing
Moonrise10:15 AM
Moonset7:45 PM
The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Perth 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 Perth's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Perth. 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.
Perth right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over PerthEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over PerthOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Perthtells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Perth
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.