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Tonight's Sky from Sydney, Australia

33.87°S, 151.21°E · Australia/Sydney · Wed, Jun 17 · 00:53 UTC

☀️ Daytime — but ISS passes tonight

Set a reminder for the ISS pass. 🌇 Sunset later today — check back this evening.

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Sydney, Australia · 7 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

High pass — fairly easy to follow (54° pass at 13:34 UTC). Moves from southwest across the sky, passes fairly high in the sky, and exits east-northeast

High
Where to look
Look southwest
When
6 min pass (13:34 UTC)
Visibility score
70/100
7 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.
  • Saturn — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Uranus — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Neptune — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
82%
Overcast
Moon
Waxing Crescent
6% lit — Moon visible, but no impact in daylight
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
56
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 nearly dark — ideal for faint objects.

Sun

Above horizon
Altitude
30.8°
Sun is up
Azimuth
17° NNE
Next sunrise
Wed, Jun 17 · 20:59 UTC
Next sunset
Wed, Jun 17 · 06:53 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated
Altitude
16.2°
Azimuth
43° NE
Next moonrise
Wed, Jun 17 · 23:49 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Wed, Jun 17 · 05:26 UTC
    peak 22°
    in 5 hoursrises N → sets ESE5m 23s
  • Wed, Jun 17 · 07:02 UTC
    peak 29°
    in 6 hoursrises W → sets SSE6m 1s
  • Wed, Jun 17 · 13:34 UTC
    peak 54°
    in 13 hoursrises SW → sets ENE6m 43s
  • Wed, Jun 17 · 15:13 UTC
    peak 11°
    in 14 hoursrises WNW → sets NW2m 17s
  • Thu, Jun 18 · 04:40 UTC
    peak 12°
    tomorrowrises NNE → sets ENE2m 45s
Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercurymag 0.6
    20.6°Not visible
  • Venusmag -4.0
    12.6°Not visible
  • Marsmag 1.3
    34.8°Not visible
  • Jupitermag -1.8
    17.5°Not visible
  • Saturnmag 0.8
    25.2°Not visible
  • Uranusmag 5.8
    34.9°Not visible
  • Neptunemag 7.8
    20°Not visible
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