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Tonight's Sky from Moscow, Russia

55.75°N, 37.62°E · Europe/Moscow · Sun, Nov 1 · 09:05 UTC

☀️ Daytime — but ISS passes tonight

Set a reminder for the ISS pass. 🌇 Sunset later today — check back this evening. Extended twilight possible at this latitude.

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Moscow, Russia · 4 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

Moderate pass — visible but not very high (38° pass at 23:56 UTC). Moves from west-southwest across the sky, passes moderate height, and exits east-southeast

High
Where to look
Look west-southwest
When
6 min pass (23:56 UTC)
Visibility score
60/100
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
13%
Mostly clear
Moon
Last Quarter
55% 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
274
days away

A total solar eclipse on Monday, 2 August 2027.

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

Duration
6m 24s
Magnitude
1.08

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

Skies are mostly clear.

Moonlight is moderate and may wash out dimmer objects.

Sun

Above horizon
Altitude
19.7°
Sun is up
Azimuth
178° S
Next sunrise
Mon, Nov 2 · 04:37 UTC
Next sunset
Sun, Nov 1 · 13:50 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Last Quarter
55.4% illuminated
Altitude
17.3°
Azimuth
282° WNW
Next moonrise
Sun, Nov 1 · 19:27 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sun, Nov 1 · 20:44 UTC
    peak 17°
    in 12 hoursrises S → sets ESE4m 27s
  • Sun, Nov 1 · 22:20 UTC
    peak 36°
    in 13 hoursrises WSW → sets E6m 16s
  • Sun, Nov 1 · 23:56 UTC
    peak 38°
    in 15 hoursrises WSW → sets ESE6m 21s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 01:33 UTC
    peak 19°
    in 16 hoursrises WSW → sets SSE4m 57s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 19:58 UTC
    peak 12°
    tomorrowrises S → sets ESE3m 0s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Orionids

    ~20/hr

    The other Halley's Comet shower; fast bright meteors.

    Peak: 10-21

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercurymag 3.5
    15.8°Not visible
  • Venusmag -4.2
    19°Not visible
  • Marsmag 0.8
    23.4°Not visible
  • Jupitermag -2.0
    24.1°Not visible
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranus
    Below horizon
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
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