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Tonight's Sky from Mexico City, Mexico

19.43°N, 99.13°W · America/Mexico_City · Tue, Sep 15 · 18:45 UTC

☀️ Daytime — but ISS passes tonight

Set a reminder for the ISS pass. 🌇 Sunset later today — check back this evening. ☁️ Overcast — visibility may be limited tonight, including ISS.

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Mexico City, Mexico · 4 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

26° pass — but likely hidden by cloud cover. Moves from north, passes moderate height, exits east-southeast

Fair
Where to look
Look north
When
5 min pass (07:07 UTC)
Visibility score
30/100
4 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Mercury — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Venus — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Mars — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Jupiter — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
3 planets below the horizon — Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • Saturn — Below horizon
  • Uranus — Below horizon
  • Neptune — Below horizon

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
98%
Overcast
Moon
Waxing Crescent
22% lit — Moon visible, but no impact in daylight
Light pollution
Inner city
Bortle 9 — measured

Light pollution

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

Inner-city sky. Only Moon, planets, and the very brightest stars. No stellar limiting magnitude worth reporting.

Naked-eye limit
mag 4.0

Next eclipse

Solar · total
321
days away

A total solar eclipse on Monday, 2 August 2027.

Visible: Spain, North Africa, Middle East, India. Confirm viewability from Mexico City on the detail page.

Duration
6m 24s
Magnitude
1.08

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

The sky is overcast — outdoor viewing is not recommended tonight.

Moonlight is light and should not disturb most viewing.

Sun

Above horizon
Altitude
73°
Sun is up
Azimuth
192° SSW
Next sunrise
Wed, Sep 16 · 12:24 UTC
Next sunset
Wed, Sep 16 · 00:38 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Waxing Crescent
22% illuminated
Altitude
26.6°
Azimuth
130° SE
Next moonrise
Wed, Sep 16 · 17:20 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 21:16 UTC
    peak 19°
    in 3 hoursrises S → sets ENE4m 52s
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 22:53 UTC
    peak 18°
    in 4 hoursrises W → sets N4m 51s
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 07:07 UTC
    peak 26°
    in 12 hoursrises N → sets ESE5m 42s
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 08:45 UTC
    peak 12°
    in 14 hoursrises W → sets SSW2m 55s
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 22:05 UTC
    peak 36°
    tomorrowrises WSW → sets NNE6m 16s
Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercurymag -0.4
    65.1°Not visible
  • Venusmag -4.8
    41.4°Not visible
  • Marsmag 1.2
    31.9°Not visible
  • Jupitermag -1.8
    54°Not visible
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranus
    Below horizon
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
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