PLANETVenusbest ~6:45 PM
LookNW sky
Height27° up
Appearsextremely bright — the brightest "star" in the sky
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · NAMIBIA · DARK-SKY
What's in the Sky Tonight — Windhoek
Tonight over Windhoek: 4 bright planets are out, a dark Moon.
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · WINDHOEKAs of Jun 17, 2026, 6:25 AM
Sunset6:15 PM
Dark by7:10 PM
Sunrise7:30 AM
Moon6% · Waxing Crescent
Sun & Moon positions computed for Windhoek (-22.6°, 17.1°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Windhoek
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Windhoek 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).
PLANETS VISIBLEplanets →
Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn are above the horizon over Windhoek tonight — see where and when to look.
DEEP-SKY PICKdeep sky →
Sombrero Galaxy (M104) rides about 79° up in the northern sky — a small-telescope target from a dark spot near Windhoek.
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Windhoek runs roughly 5:42 PM–6:30 PM, with true dark from about 7:35 PM.
Planets visible tonight
PLANETJupiterbest ~6:45 PM
LookNW sky
Height21° up
Appearsvery bright and steady
PLANETMarsbest ~6:45 AM
LookENE sky
Height23° up
Appearsdistinctly reddish-orange
PLANETSaturnbest ~6:45 AM
LookNE sky
Height58° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Crescent
Illuminated6% · waxing
Moonrise9:55 AM
Moonset9:00 PM
The Moon is nearly out of the way — dark skies for faint objects.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Windhoek. 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.
Windhoek right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over WindhoekEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over WindhoekOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Windhoektells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Windhoek
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.