PLANETSaturnbest ~4:05 AM
LookESE sky
Height14° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · CANADA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Vancouver
Tonight over Vancouver: Saturn is visible, a last quarter (50% lit).
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · VANCOUVERAs of Jun 8, 2026, 2:45 AM
Sunset9:20 PM
Dark by11:00 PM
Sunrise5:10 AM
Moon50% · Last Quarter
Sun & Moon positions computed for Vancouver (49.3°, -123.1°) · times in local time.
Planets visible tonight
The Moon tonight
PhaseLast Quarter
Illuminated50% · waning
Moonrise1:50 AM
Moonset1:35 PM
A bright Moon (50% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Vancouver tonight: Kp is 1.0, below the roughly Kp 6 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp1.0
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.