What planets are visible tonight from New York City?

No planets are currently above the horizon from New York City. Check the rise times below for the next viewing window.

What is the moon phase tonight in New York City?

The moon is currently in the New Moon phase as seen from New York City, United States.

Is it night now in New York City?

Yes, the sun is currently below the horizon in New York City.

Tonight's Sky from New York City, United States

40.71°N, 74.01°W · America/New_York · Sun, Jun 14 · 02:58 UTC

🌙 Clear sky but no bright planets up right now

Moon: New Moon (2% lit). Good for faint stars.

New York City, United States · 1 planet in the sky · 0 visible to the naked eye

1 planet in the sky, but not visible to the naked eye

Venus — Venus is at the edge of naked-eye detection.

6 planets below the horizon — Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Mercury — Below horizon
Mars — Below horizon
Jupiter — Below horizon
Saturn — Below horizon
Uranus — Below horizon
Neptune — Below horizon

Sky map

Zenith at center · Horizon at edge

Observing conditions

Cloud cover

46%

Partly cloudy

Moon

New Moon

2% 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

days away

A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

Visible: Greenland, Iceland, Spain, North Africa. Confirm viewability from New York City on the detail page.

Duration: 2m 18s
Magnitude: 1.04

Targets tonight

Ranked by altitude × aperture reach

What this means

Nothing worth a dedicated trip outside tonight.

Some cloud cover is present but viewing is still workable.

The Moon is below the horizon and will not interfere.

Sun

Below horizon

Altitude

−20.4°

Full night — darkest sky

Azimuth

331° NNW

Next sunrise

Sun, Jun 14 · 09:24 UTC

Next sunset

Mon, Jun 15 · 00:28 UTC

Moon

Below horizon

Phase

New Moon

1.5% illuminated

Altitude

−22.4°

Next moonrise

Sun, Jun 14 · 08:21 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes

Sun, Jun 14 · 10:08 UTC
peak 23°
in 7 hoursrises S → sets E5m 29s
Sun, Jun 14 · 11:44 UTC
peak 42°
in 9 hoursrises WSW → sets NE6m 28s
Sun, Jun 14 · 13:23 UTC
peak 15°
in 10 hoursrises NW → sets NNE4m 3s
Sun, Jun 14 · 15:01 UTC
peak 14°
in 12 hoursrises NNW → sets NE3m 55s
Sun, Jun 14 · 16:37 UTC
peak 39°
in 14 hoursrises NW → sets E6m 21s

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable

Mercury
Below horizon
Venusmag -4.0
0.5°Barely visible
Mars
Below horizon
Jupiter
Below horizon
Saturn
Below horizon
Uranus
Below horizon
Neptune
Below horizon

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