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Tonight's Sky from Sydney, Australia

33.87°S, 151.21°E · Australia/Sydney · Sat, Aug 1 · 02:05 UTC

☀️ Daytime — but ISS passes tonight

Set a reminder for the ISS pass. 🌇 Sunset later today — check back this evening. ☁️ Overcast — visibility may be limited tonight, including ISS.

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Sydney, Australia · 5 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

80° pass — but likely hidden by cloud cover. Moves from northwest, passes nearly overhead, exits southeast

High
Where to look
Look northwest
When
6 min pass (12:17 UTC)
Visibility score
60/100
5 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.
  • Uranus — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
2 planets below the horizon — Saturn, Neptune
  • Saturn — Below horizon
  • Neptune — Below horizon

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
97%
Overcast
Moon
Waning Gibbous
94% 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
11
days away

A total solar eclipse on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

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

Duration
2m 18s
Magnitude
1.04

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

The sky is overcast — outdoor viewing is not recommended tonight.

The Moon is below the horizon and will not interfere.

Sun

Above horizon
Altitude
38.1°
Sun is up
Azimuth
359° N
Next sunrise
Sat, Aug 1 · 20:47 UTC
Next sunset
Sat, Aug 1 · 07:15 UTC

Moon

Below horizon
Phase
Waning Gibbous
94% illuminated
Altitude
−41.7°
Next moonrise
Sat, Aug 1 · 09:48 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 12:17 UTC
    peak 80°
    in 10 hoursrises NW → sets SE6m 51s
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 13:56 UTC
    peak 13°
    in 12 hoursrises WSW → sets S3m 29s
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 18:50 UTC
    peak 19°
    in 17 hoursrises SSW → sets E4m 59s
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 20:26 UTC
    peak 41°
    in 18 hoursrises WSW → sets NNE6m 24s
  • Sun, Aug 2 · 11:29 UTC
    peak 40°
    tomorrowrises NNW → sets ESE6m 27s

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
  • Mercurymag 0.3
    32.5°Not visible
  • Venusmag -4.3
    36.3°Not visible
  • Marsmag 1.3
    15.7°Not visible
  • Jupitermag -1.8
    37.1°Not visible
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranusmag 5.8
    4.3°Not visible
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
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