PLANETMarsbest ~4:44 AM
LookE sky
Height23° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · USA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Seattle
Tonight over Seattle: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (83% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · SEATTLEAs of Jul 24, 2026, 11:04 PM
Sunset8:54 PM
Dark by10:19 PM
Sunrise5:39 AM
Moon83% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Seattle (47.6°, -122.3°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Seattle
7 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Seattle 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 26° over Seattle — 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 53° over Seattle — 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 75° up in the southern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Seattle.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Seattle runs roughly 8:08 PM–9:15 PM, with true dark from about 11:22 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Seattle tonight — see where and when to look.
BRIGHT MOON TONIGHTstargazing conditions →
A waxing gibbous (83% lit) is up over Seattle, washing out faint stars and the Milky Way — great for the Moon itself, less so for deep-sky.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~4:44 AM
LookSSE sky
Height43° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated83% · waxing
Moonrise6:54 PM
Moonset1:34 AM
A bright Moon (83% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Seattle tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 7 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here7+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Seattle's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Seattle. 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.
Seattle right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over SeattleEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over SeattleOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Seattletells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Seattle
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.