Tonight's Sky from Nairobi, Kenya
1.28°S, 36.82°E · Africa/Nairobi · Sat, May 2 · 23:17 UTC
❌ Sky fully covered — nothing visible right now
☁️ Overcast (100%) — stargazing not recommended tonight.
Poor — challenging conditions
⏳Overcast — visibility likely poor tonight. Check again later or try tomorrow.
Nairobi, Kenya · 0 planets in the sky (clouds blocking — not visible right now)
7 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- Mercury — Below horizon
- Venus — Below horizon
- Mars — Below horizon
- Jupiter — Below horizon
- Saturn — Below horizon
- Uranus — Below horizon
- Neptune — Below horizon
Sky map
Zenith at center · Horizon at edgeObserving conditions
Light pollution
City sky. Only a few dozen stars visible. Familiar constellation shapes missing dimmer stars. Moon and planets only.
Next eclipse
A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.
Visible: Greenland, Iceland, Spain, North Africa. Confirm viewability from Nairobi on the detail page.
- Duration
- 2m 18s
- Magnitude
- 1.04
Targets tonight
What this means
Cloud cover is blocking most of the sky tonight — not recommended.
The sky is overcast — outdoor viewing is not recommended tonight.
A nearly full Moon is dominating the sky — expect reduced contrast.
Sun
Moon
ISS passes (next 48 h)
- Sun, May 3 · 04:44 UTCpeak 12°in 5 hoursrises NNE → sets E2m 59s
- Sun, May 3 · 06:19 UTCpeak 21°in 7 hoursrises WNW → sets S5m 17s
- Sun, May 3 · 16:20 UTCpeak 10°in 17 hoursrises SE → sets ESE1m 27s
- Sun, May 3 · 17:55 UTCpeak 24°in 19 hoursrises WSW → sets N5m 28s
- Mon, May 4 · 05:31 UTCpeak 48°tomorrowrises NW → sets SSE6m 33s
Active meteor showers
Eta Aquariids
~50/hrHalley's Comet debris; favors the Southern Hemisphere.
Peak: 05-06
Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets
Planets
- MercuryBelow horizon
- VenusBelow horizon
- MarsBelow horizon
- JupiterBelow horizon
- SaturnBelow horizon
- UranusBelow horizon
- NeptuneBelow horizon