What's in the sky tonight in Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia · 34.93° S, 138.60° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Adelaide's clock (Australia/Adelaide, GMT+10:30). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 19:38, rises 06:20 (dark enough for the bright stars 20:05 to 05:55)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 18:46, sets 05:51
- Planets
- Jupiter: low in the NE before dawn, from about 04:15
- Mars: low in the NE before dawn, from about 03:55
- Saturn: up 20:05 to 04:55, highest in the N around 23:35 (54°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 20:25
- Space station
- next visible pass Sun 20:38: look SSW, it climbs to 20° and sets in the E · 5 min · low; look for a steady moving light
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 13× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 04:20, 55° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:50, 31° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 23:50, 52° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Adelaide
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.