PLANETVenusbest ~7:15 PM
LookWNW sky
Height17° up
Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · AUSTRALIA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Sydney
Tonight over Sydney: 3 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (84% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · SYDNEYAs of Jul 25, 2026, 7:15 PM
Sunset5:15 PM
Dark by6:10 PM
Sunrise6:55 AM
Moon84% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Sydney (-33.9°, 151.2°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Sydney
6 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Sydney 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 72° over Sydney — well placed. Up to ~25/hr under a dark sky.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Venus, Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Sydney tonight — see where and when to look.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.8° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Ptolemy Cluster (M7) rides about 89° up in the southern sky — naked-eye target from a dark spot near Sydney.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Sydney runs roughly 4:35 PM–5:27 PM, with true dark from about 6:38 PM.
BRIGHT MOON TONIGHTstargazing conditions →
A waxing gibbous (84% lit) is up over Sydney, washing out faint stars and the Milky Way — great for the Moon itself, less so for deep-sky.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETMarsbest ~6:15 AM
LookNE sky
Height22° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
PLANETSaturnbest ~4:35 AM
LookN sky
Height53° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated84% · waxing
Moonrise1:55 PM
Moonset4:25 AM
A bright Moon (84% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Sydney 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 Sydney's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Sydney. 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.
Sydney right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over SydneyEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over SydneyOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Sydneytells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Sydney
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.