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Tonight's Sky from Buenos Aires, Argentina

34.61°S, 58.38°W · America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires · Sat, May 2 · 23:19 UTC

🔥 Great night for stargazing — 1 planet observable

Best right now: Jupiter. Look northwest — low in the sky. (clear sky)

Tonight's sky quality65/100

Good — worth going outside (limited by light pollution — Bortle 8)

⏱Best viewing: now → next 2-3 hours (before Jupiter sets)

Buenos Aires, Argentina · 1 planet in the sky · 1 visible to the naked eye

Best object right now

Jupiter

Jupiter is very bright and well-positioned — easy to spot.

Excellent
Where to look
Look northwest
When
Visible now
Visibility score
80/100
6 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • Mercury — Below horizon
  • Venus — Below horizon
  • Mars — Below horizon
  • Saturn — Below horizon
  • Uranus — Below horizon
  • Neptune — Below horizon

Sky map

Zenith at center · Horizon at edge
Tonight's sky from your location30°60°ISSMoonJupiterNESW

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
0%
Clear
Moon
Full Moon
99% lit — Strong — only brightest objects
Light pollution
City
Bortle 8 — measured

Light pollution

Bortle scale · catalogued
8/9
City
1 · Pristine5 · Suburban9 · Inner city

City sky. Only a few dozen stars visible. Familiar constellation shapes missing dimmer stars. Moon and planets only.

Naked-eye limit
mag 4.5

Next eclipse

Solar · total
102
days away

A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

Visible: Greenland, Iceland, Spain, North Africa. Confirm viewability from Buenos Aires on the detail page.

Duration
2m 18s
Magnitude
1.04

Targets tonight

Ranked by altitude × aperture reach

What this means

Conditions are good to head outside now — Jupiter is the standout target.

Skies are almost fully clear.

A nearly full Moon is dominating the sky — expect reduced contrast.

Sun

Below horizon
Altitude
−27.1°
Full night — darkest sky
Azimuth
271° W
Next sunrise
Sun, May 3 · 10:30 UTC
Next sunset
Sun, May 3 · 21:09 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Full Moon
98.5% illuminated
Altitude
20.2°
Azimuth
106° ESE
Next moonrise
Sun, May 3 · 22:06 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sun, May 3 · 12:40 UTC
    peak 11°
    in 13 hoursrises NE → sets ENE1m 32s
  • Sun, May 3 · 14:14 UTC
    peak 61°
    in 15 hoursrises WNW → sets SE6m 49s
  • Sun, May 3 · 15:54 UTC
    peak 11°
    in 17 hoursrises SW → sets S1m 39s
  • Sun, May 3 · 20:46 UTC
    peak 32°
    in 21 hoursrises SSW → sets ENE6m 12s
  • Sun, May 3 · 22:23 UTC
    peak 21°
    in 23 hoursrises WSW → sets N5m 14s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Eta Aquariids

    ~50/hr

    Halley's Comet debris; favors the Southern Hemisphere.

    Peak: 05-06

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

1 currently observable
  • Mercury
    Below horizon
  • Venus
    Below horizon
  • Mars
    Below horizon
  • Jupitermag -2.0
    20.6°Visible
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranus
    Below horizon
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
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