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Your sky tonight

A live map of what is above you, the events worth stepping outside for, visible ISS passes and the best nights of the week.

Your sky

A live map of what is above you: Sun, Moon, planets and constellations. Drag the slider to move through the next 24 hours.

Stars: Yale Bright Star Catalog. Constellations: d3-celestial, © Olaf Frohn (BSD-3). Sun, Moon and planets: Astronomy Engine (MIT).

Where the ISS is right now

The station circles the Earth every 92 minutes. The dotted line is its path, the ring is the area that can see it, and the dark half of the map is night.

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Next visible pass

Orbit from CelesTrak, propagated in your browser. Map: NASA Blue Marble.

Best nights to look up

The next seven nights where you are, scored on cloud cover and moonlight. Clear and moonless wins.

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