What's in the sky tonight in Sydney

Sydney, Australia · 33.87° S, 151.21° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Sydney's clock (Australia/Sydney, GMT+11). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 19:16, rises 06:01 (dark enough for the bright stars 19:45 to 05:40)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 18:21, sets 05:31
Planets
  • Jupiter: low in the NE before dawn, from about 03:45
  • Mars: low in the NE before dawn, from about 03:25
  • Saturn: up 19:45 to 04:35, highest in the N around 23:15 (55°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 20:05
Space station
next visible pass Mon 20:23: look SSW, it climbs to 29° and sets in the E · 6 min · low; look for a steady moving light
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
  1. ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 04:00, 54° up in the S
  2. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:30, 32° up in the N
  3. NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 23:30, 51° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Sydney

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