PLANETMarsbest ~5:05 AM
LookE sky
Height15° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · USA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Washington, D.C.
Tonight over Washington, D.C.: 2 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · WASHINGTON, D.C.As of Jun 17, 2026, 12:25 AM
Sunset8:40 PM
Dark by9:50 PM
Sunrise5:45 AM
Moon6% · Waxing Crescent
Sun & Moon positions computed for Washington, D.C. (38.9°, -77.0°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Washington, D.C.
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Washington, D.C. right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 3.4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (tonight).
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Great Hercules Cluster (M13) rides about 86° up in the south-western sky — a binocular target from a dark spot near Washington, D.C..
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Washington, D.C. runs roughly 7:56 PM–8:55 PM, with true dark from about 10:35 PM.
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Washington, D.C. tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETSaturnbest ~5:05 AM
LookESE sky
Height34° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated6% · waxing
Moonrise8:20 AM
Moonset11:25 PM
The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.
Aurora outlook
Aurora is unlikely from Washington, D.C. tonight: Kp is 1.0, below the roughly Kp 9 needed here. It takes a stronger storm to push the oval this far.
Current Kp1.0
Kp needed here9+
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Washington, D.C.'s geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Washington, D.C.. 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
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Washington, D.C. right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over Washington, D.C.EARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over Washington, D.C.OCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Washington, D.C.tells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Washington, D.C.
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The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.