PLANETVenusbest ~5:45 PM
LookNNW sky
Height17° up
Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · NEW ZEALAND · DARK-SKY
What's in the Sky Tonight — Queenstown
Tonight over Queenstown: 3 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · QUEENSTOWNAs of Jun 17, 2026, 4:25 PM
Sunset5:10 PM
Dark by6:20 PM
Sunrise8:25 AM
Moon6% · Waxing Crescent
Sun & Moon positions computed for Queenstown (-45.0°, 168.7°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Queenstown
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Queenstown 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).
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn are above the horizon over Queenstown tonight — see where and when to look.
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Ptolemy Cluster (M7) rides about 80° up in the northern sky — naked-eye target from a dark spot near Queenstown.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Queenstown runs roughly 4:20 PM–5:30 PM, with true dark from about 6:56 PM.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETJupiterbest ~5:45 PM
LookNW sky
Height14° up
Appearsvery bright and steady
PLANETSaturnbest ~6:25 AM
LookNNE sky
Height38° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated6% · waxing
Moonrise11:15 AM
Moonset7:20 PM
The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Queenstown 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 Queenstown's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Queenstown. 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.
Queenstown right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over QueenstownEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over QueenstownOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Queenstowntells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Queenstown
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.