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Tonight's Sky from Sydney, Australia

33.87°S, 151.21°E · Australia/Sydney · Sat, May 2 · 23:19 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. 🔭 Better ISS pass tomorrow (75°).

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Sydney, Australia · 6 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

30° pass — but likely hidden by cloud cover. Moves from west-southwest, passes moderate height, exits north-northeast

Fair
Where to look
Look west-southwest
When
6 min pass (08:26 UTC)
Visibility score
30/100
6 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.
  • 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.
1 planet below the horizon — Jupiter
  • Jupiter — Below horizon

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
100%
Overcast
Moon
Full Moon
99% 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
102
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
28.6°
Sun is up
Azimuth
43° NE
Next sunrise
Sun, May 3 · 20:31 UTC
Next sunset
Sun, May 3 · 07:12 UTC

Moon

Below horizon
Phase
Full Moon
98.6% illuminated
Altitude
−15.3°
Next moonrise
Sun, May 3 · 07:46 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sun, May 3 · 00:17 UTC
    peak 75°
    in 58 minutesrises NW → sets SE6m 52s
  • Sun, May 3 · 01:57 UTC
    peak 11°
    in 3 hoursrises SW → sets S2m 16s
  • Sun, May 3 · 06:50 UTC
    peak 23°
    in 8 hoursrises SSW → sets E5m 35s
  • Sun, May 3 · 08:26 UTC
    peak 30°
    in 9 hoursrises WSW → sets NNE6m 2s
  • Sun, May 3 · 23:30 UTC
    peak 55°
    tomorrowrises NNW → sets SE6m 44s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Eta Aquariids

    ~50/hr

    Halley's Comet debris; favors the Southern Hemisphere.

    Peak: 05-06

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercurymag -1.0
    39.7°Not visible
  • Venusmag -3.9
    4.6°Not visible
  • Marsmag 1.2
    47.5°Not visible
  • Jupiter
    Below horizon
  • Saturnmag 0.9
    53.7°Not visible
  • Uranusmag 5.8
    13.9°Not visible
  • Neptunemag 7.8
    56°Not visible
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