PLANETMarsbest ~4:38 AM
LookE sky
Height22° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · CANADA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Vancouver
Tonight over Vancouver: 2 bright planets are out, a waxing gibbous (82% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · VANCOUVERAs of Jul 24, 2026, 6:58 PM
Sunset9:03 PM
Dark by10:38 PM
Sunrise5:38 AM
Moon82% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Vancouver (49.3°, -123.1°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Vancouver
7 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Vancouver 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 25° over Vancouver — 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 Vancouver — well placed. Up to ~100/hr under a dark sky.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Mars — The Moon passes about 4.6° from Mars — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 15 days).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Great Hercules Cluster (M13) rides about 74° up in the south-western sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Vancouver.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Vancouver runs roughly 8:16 PM–9:27 PM, with true dark from about 11:46 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Vancouver tonight — see where and when to look.
BRIGHT MOON TONIGHTstargazing conditions →
A waxing gibbous (82% lit) is up over Vancouver, washing out faint stars and the Milky Way — great for the Moon itself, less so for deep-sky.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~4:38 AM
LookSSE sky
Height41° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated82% · waxing
Moonrise—
Moonset1:28 AM
A bright Moon (82% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Vancouver tonight: Kp is 0.0, below the roughly Kp 6 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp0.0
Kp needed here6+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Vancouver's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Vancouver. 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.
Vancouver right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over VancouverEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over VancouverOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Vancouvertells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Vancouver
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.