What's in the sky tonight in Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand · 36.85° S, 174.76° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Auckland's clock (Pacific/Auckland, GMT+13). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 19:46, rises 06:23 (dark enough for the bright stars 20:15 to 06:00)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 18:47, sets 05:50
Planets
  • Jupiter: low in the NE before dawn, from about 04:25
  • Mars: low in the NE before dawn, from about 04:05
  • Saturn: up 20:15 to 04:55, highest in the N around 23:45 (52°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 20:35
Space station
next visible pass Mon 20:49: look SW, it climbs to 45° and sets in the ENE · 7 min · bright, easy to see
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 17× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 04:30, 57° up in the S
  2. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 03:00, 29° up in the N
  3. NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 00:00, 54° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Auckland

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