What planets are visible tonight?

Which planets are visible depends on your date and location. Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn are the four naked-eye planets that are frequently visible; Mercury is visible only in brief windows near sunrise or sunset. Enter your city above and the report will list the planets currently above the horizon after dark.

Can I see the Northern Lights tonight?

Aurora visibility depends on the Kp index and your geomagnetic latitude. At Kp 3, aurora is typically visible only near the Arctic and Antarctic circles. At Kp 5 (a G1 storm), the auroral oval expands south into the northern U.S. and northern Europe. At Kp 7+ it can reach mid-latitudes. The report above compares your latitude to the current auroral boundary in real time.

Is there a meteor shower tonight?

There are around a dozen major meteor showers each year. The report above shows the next active shower and how many days until its peak. For best viewing, look after midnight from a dark location with the shower's radiant above the horizon.

When will the ISS pass over tonight?

The International Space Station passes overhead multiple times per day, but only some passes are visible (bright, after dusk or before dawn, and above the horizon). The report above shows the next visible pass time for your location, computed from live NORAD orbital elements.

What can I see in the sky tonight from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan?

Tonight from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan expect a new moon Moon at 0% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars. The night offers about 7.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.

Where is the nearest dark-sky site to Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan?

Wadi Rum Night Sky Area lies about 40 km away; Ramon Crater Dark Sky Park lies about 121 km away; Wise Observatory lies about 121 km away. Distances are real great-circle distances from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan's coordinates.

When is the best time to stargaze near Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan?

Combine two things this page computes: the astronomical darkness window (dusk to dawn), and the Moon. Nights within a few days of New Moon inside that window are the ones worth travelling for; the "best nights" section lists the next ones.

How dark does it actually get in Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan tonight?

About 7.9 hours of astronomical darkness (Sun more than 18° below the horizon). That is the real observing window for faint objects; brighter targets are workable from dusk onward.

Live Sky Report

What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan?

New Moon moon at 0%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.4. Calculated for 29.53°, 35.01° (Asia/Amman).

Moon

New Moon

0% lit

Sunset

7:22 PM

Dusk 8:48 PM

Dark hours

7.9 h

Dawn 4:41 AM

Aurora

Needs Kp 9+

Belt 58°

Visible planets tonight

Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars — brightest: Venus at mag -4.4 in Virgo

🔭 Tonight's Sky Report

📍 Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan — Thursday, August 13

⭐ Stargazing—

🌙 MoonNew Moon • 0% Illumination

🪐 Visible planetsMars, Saturn

🌠 Meteor activityDraconids in 57 days

🌌 Milky WayVisible after dark, low moonlight

🛰️ ISSLoading…

🌈 Aurora—

☁️ Cloud cover—

🌡️ Temperature—

Tonight's sky above Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan

Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.

Above Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan tonight (29.53°, 35.01°), expect a new moon moon at 0% illumination. The night gives 7.9 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 29.5°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 9 or higher — to reach Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan.

Local sky character in Aqaba

Northern mid-latitudes · northern hemisphere · 46 m elevation

The north celestial pole stands 29.5° above the horizon, so stars within 30° of it never set from here.
About 74.6% of the whole sky rises above the horizon at some point in the year from this latitude.
The Milky Way's core in Sagittarius culminates about 31.5° up, staying low, so a clear southern horizon matters.
At 46 m elevation, roughly 1% of the atmosphere's mass is already below you, which measurably reduces extinction near the horizon.

Pole altitude

29.5°

Sky reachable

74.6%

Milky Way core

31.5° max

Aurora borealis

Kp 9+

Aqaba is a town-scale settlement, so the edge of the built-up area is often dark enough for the Milky Way on moonless nights.

Astronomy near Aqaba

Real great-circle distances from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan.

Wadi Rum Night Sky Area — dark-sky place, 40 km away, 900 m
Ramon Crater Dark Sky Park — dark-sky place, 121 km away, 800 m
Wise Observatory — observatory, 121 km away, 875 m

Best nights this month in Aqaba

Calculated for these coordinates and today's date — not a fixed list.

2026-08-13 — Darkest night of the coming month
The Moon is only 0% illuminated, giving the least lunar interference in the next 30 nights — the best window for the Milky Way and faint deep-sky targets from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan.
2026-08-28 — Full Moon
A 100%-lit Moon washes out faint objects, but lunar terrain along the limb is at its most striking — plan bright targets and planets instead of deep sky.

Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan stargazing questions

What can I see in the sky tonight from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan?: Tonight from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan expect a new moon Moon at 0% illumination, with these naked-eye planets above the horizon after dark: Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Mars. The night offers about 7.9 hours of true astronomical darkness.
Where is the nearest dark-sky site to Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan?: Wadi Rum Night Sky Area lies about 40 km away; Ramon Crater Dark Sky Park lies about 121 km away; Wise Observatory lies about 121 km away. Distances are real great-circle distances from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan's coordinates.
When is the best time to stargaze near Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan?: Combine two things this page computes: the astronomical darkness window (dusk to dawn), and the Moon. Nights within a few days of New Moon inside that window are the ones worth travelling for; the "best nights" section lists the next ones.
How dark does it actually get in Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan tonight?: About 7.9 hours of astronomical darkness (Sun more than 18° below the horizon). That is the real observing window for faint objects; brighter targets are workable from dusk onward.

Nearby cities

Real great-circle distance from Aqaba, Aqaba, Jordan.

Sky tonight across Jordan

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