PLANETMarsbest ~5:24 AM
LookE sky
Height29° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · USA
What's in the Sky Tonight — San Francisco
Tonight over San Francisco: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (84% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · SAN FRANCISCOAs of Jul 24, 2026, 11:24 PM
Sunset8:29 PM
Dark by9:34 PM
Sunrise6:09 AM
Moon84% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for San Francisco (37.8°, -122.4°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over San Francisco
7 THINGS UPThe best of what's above San Francisco 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 36° over San Francisco — 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 51° over San Francisco — 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 →
Ring Nebula (M57) rides about 85° up in the southern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near San Francisco.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over San Francisco runs roughly 7:47 PM–8:43 PM, with true dark from about 10:10 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over San Francisco tonight — see where and when to look.
BRIGHT MOON TONIGHTstargazing conditions →
A waxing gibbous (84% lit) is up over San Francisco, washing out faint stars and the Milky Way — great for the Moon itself, less so for deep-sky.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:24 AM
LookSSE sky
Height55° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated84% · waxing
Moonrise6:04 PM
Moonset2:19 AM
A bright Moon (84% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from San Francisco tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here9+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from San Francisco's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for San Francisco. 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.
San Francisco right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over San FranciscoEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over San FranciscoOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for San Franciscotells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over San Francisco
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.