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What's in the Sky Tonight — Santiago

Tonight over Santiago: 3 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (84% lit).

TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · SANTIAGOAs of Jul 25, 2026, 5:02 AM

Sunset6:02 PM

Dark by6:57 PM

Sunrise7:42 AM

Moon84% · Waxing Gibbous

Sun & Moon positions computed for Santiago (-33.4°, -70.7°) · times in local time.

Tonight's highlights over Santiago

5 THINGS UP

The best of what's above Santiago 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 59° over Santiago — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.

PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →

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

COMING UPevents →

The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.7° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).

DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →

Ptolemy Cluster (M7) rides about 74° up in the eastern sky — naked-eye target from a dark spot near Santiago.

GOLDEN HOURsun moon →

Tonight's golden hour over Santiago runs roughly 5:23 PM–6:15 PM, with true dark from about 7:25 PM.

Planets visible tonight

PLANETVenusbest ~6:42 PM

LookWNW sky

Height32° up

Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky

PLANETMarsbest ~7:02 AM

LookNE sky

Height22° up

Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange

PLANETSaturnbest ~5:22 AM

LookN sky

Height53° up

Appearsa moderately bright golden point

The Moon tonight

PhaseWaxing Gibbous

Illuminated84% · waxing

Moonrise2:27 PM

Moonset—

A bright Moon (84% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.

The Space Station & satellites over you

The roundup above is for Santiago. 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.