PLANETSaturnbest ~3:04 AM
LookSE sky
Height21° up
Appearsa moderately bright golden point
SKY · WHAT'S UP TONIGHT · CANADA
What's in the Sky Tonight — Yellowknife
Tonight over Yellowknife: Saturn is visible, a waxing gibbous (81% lit), and the aurora may be in reach.
TONIGHT'S SKY WINDOW · YELLOWKNIFEAs of Jul 24, 2026, 2:24 PM
Sunset10:49 PM
Dark byNo true dark
Sunrise4:44 AM
Moon81% · Waxing Gibbous
Sun & Moon positions computed for Yellowknife (62.5°, -114.4°) · times in local time.
Tonight's highlights over Yellowknife
4 THINGS UPThe best of what's above Yellowknife right now, pulled together from every layer and ranked — tap any to go deeper.
AURORA MAY BE VISIBLEaurora →
Yellowknife sits under the auroral oval — with Kp 1.0 right now, the lights could be overhead on a clear, dark night.
COMING UPevents →
The Moon meets Jupiter — The Moon passes about 2.4° from Jupiter — an easy naked-eye pairing. (in 18 days).
GOLDEN HOURsun moon →
Tonight's golden hour over Yellowknife runs roughly 9:30 PM–11:35 PM, with true dark not reached tonight.
PLANET VISIBLEplanets →
Saturn is above the horizon over Yellowknife tonight — see where and when to look.
Planets visible tonight
The Moon tonight
PhaseWaxing Gibbous
Illuminated81% · waxing
Moonrise9:39 PM
Moonset10:44 PM
A bright Moon (81% lit) will wash out faint stars and the Milky Way tonight.
Aurora outlook
Yellowknife sits under the auroral oval — with Kp 1.0 right now, the lights could be overhead on a clear, dark night.
Current Kp1.0
Kp needed hereActive night
Storm levelQuiet
Source: NOAA SWPC (planetary Kp) · viewing threshold from Yellowknife's geomagnetic latitude.
The Space Station & satellites over you
The roundup above is for Yellowknife. 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.
Yellowknife right now
SKY · LIVE MAPThe night side over YellowknifeEARTH · WEATHERClouds & conditions over YellowknifeOCEAN · SOONTides on the nearest coast
Clear skies matter as much as what's up there — a quick check of tonight's cloud cover for Yellowknifetells you whether it's worth heading out.
Go deeper on the sky over Yellowknife
SEE IT ON THE MAP
The live sky map shows the auroral oval and the day/night line in real time.