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Tonight's Sky from Moscow, Russia

55.75°N, 37.62°E · Europe/Moscow · Tue, Sep 15 · 18:45 UTC

🌟 Good sky tonight — 1 planet observable

Best right now: Saturn. Look southeast — low in the sky. (clear sky, no moon interference) 🔭 Better ISS pass tomorrow — nearly overhead (41°).

Tonight's sky quality45/100

Good — worth going outside

⏱Best viewing: now → next 10-11 hours (before Saturn sets)

Moscow, Russia · 3 planets in the sky · 1 visible to the naked eye

Best object right now

Saturn

Saturn is bright but low in the sky — may need some patience.

Fair
Where to look
Look southeast
When
Visible now
Visibility score
40/100
2 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Uranus — Uranus is too faint for current sky conditions.
  • Neptune — Neptune is too faint for the naked eye (mag 7.7).
4 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter
  • Mercury — Below horizon
  • Venus — Below horizon
  • Mars — Below horizon
  • Jupiter — Below horizon

Sky map

Zenith at center · Horizon at edge
Tonight's sky from your location30°60°ISSSaturnUranus ⛅NESW

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
7%
Clear
Moon
Waxing Crescent
22% lit — No impact — moon is below the horizon
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 Moscow on the detail page.

Duration
6m 24s
Magnitude
1.08

Targets tonight

Ranked by altitude × aperture reach

What this means

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

Skies are almost fully clear.

The Moon is below the horizon and will not interfere.

Sun

Below horizon
Altitude
−23.1°
Full night — darkest sky
Azimuth
316° NW
Next sunrise
Wed, Sep 16 · 03:02 UTC
Next sunset
Wed, Sep 16 · 15:44 UTC

Moon

Below horizon
Phase
Waxing Crescent
22% illuminated
Altitude
−18.6°
Next moonrise
Wed, Sep 16 · 10:09 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 20:06 UTC
    peak 20°
    in 1 hourrises WSW → sets SSE5m 5s
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 14:32 UTC
    peak 11°
    in 20 hoursrises SSE → sets SE2m 14s
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 16:06 UTC
    peak 30°
    in 21 hoursrises SW → sets E5m 58s
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 17:42 UTC
    peak 41°
    in 23 hoursrises WSW → sets ESE6m 23s
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 19:19 UTC
    peak 25°
    tomorrowrises W → sets SE5m 38s
Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

1 currently observable
  • Mercury
    Below horizon
  • Venus
    Below horizon
  • Mars
    Below horizon
  • Jupiter
    Below horizon
  • Saturnmag 0.4
    19.1°Visible
  • Uranusmag 5.7
    6.8°Not visible
  • Neptunemag 7.7
    21.3°Needs telescope
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