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Tonight's Sky from Nairobi, Kenya

1.28°S, 36.82°E · Africa/Nairobi · Sat, Aug 1 · 02:12 UTC

❌ Sky fully covered — nothing visible right now

☁️ Overcast (98%) — stargazing not recommended tonight.

Tonight's sky quality5/100

Poor — challenging conditions

⏳Overcast — visibility likely poor tonight. Check again later or try tomorrow.

Nairobi, Kenya · 4 planets in the sky (clouds blocking — not visible right now)

4 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Mars — Mars is moderately bright, but heavy cloud cover (98%) is blocking the sky.
  • Saturn — Saturn is bright, but heavy cloud cover (98%) is blocking the sky.
  • Uranus — Uranus is too faint for current sky conditions.
  • Neptune — Neptune is too faint for the naked eye (mag 7.7).
3 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter
  • Mercury — Below horizon
  • Venus — Below horizon
  • Jupiter — Below horizon

Sky map

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

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
98%
Overcast
Moon
Waning Gibbous
94% lit — Moon above horizon, but clouds fully block its effect
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
11
days away

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

Ranked by altitude × aperture reach

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

Below horizon
Altitude
−20.9°
Full night — darkest sky
Azimuth
71° ENE
Next sunrise
Sat, Aug 1 · 03:37 UTC
Next sunset
Sat, Aug 1 · 15:40 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Waning Gibbous
94% illuminated
Altitude
48.1°
Azimuth
259° W
Next moonrise
Sat, Aug 1 · 17:56 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 05:07 UTC
    peak 16°
    in 3 hoursrises SSE → sets E4m 13s
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 06:43 UTC
    peak 16°
    in 5 hoursrises W → sets NNW4m 12s
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 18:19 UTC
    peak 30°
    in 16 hoursrises WNW → sets S6m 3s
  • Sun, Aug 2 · 05:55 UTC
    peak 35°
    tomorrowrises WSW → sets NNE6m 7s
  • Sun, Aug 2 · 17:31 UTC
    peak 77°
    in 2 daysrises NW → sets SSE6m 44s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Perseids

    ~100/hr

    The most popular shower; warm summer nights, reliable rates.

    Peak: 08-12

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercury
    Below horizon
  • Venus
    Below horizon
  • Marsmag 1.3
    24.2°Blocked by clouds
  • Jupiter
    Below horizon
  • Saturnmag 0.6
    83°Blocked by clouds
  • Uranusmag 5.8
    42.1°Not visible
  • Neptunemag 7.7
    74.7°Needs telescope
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