What's in the sky tonight in Brisbane
Brisbane, Australia · 27.47° S, 153.03° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Brisbane's clock (Australia/Brisbane, GMT+10). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:01, rises 05:01 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:27 to 04:37)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 17:06, sets 04:33
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:27
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:07
- Saturn: up 18:27 to 03:27, highest in the N around 22:07 (61°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:47
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 20× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 02:57, 48° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:27, 38° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:27, 45° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Brisbane
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.