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What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Chicago, IL?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 89%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.3. Calculated for 41.88°, -87.63°.
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury — brightest: Venus at mag -4.3 in Leo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Chicago, IL — Sunday, July 26
Tonight's sky above Chicago, IL
Whether tonight is a good night for stargazing from Chicago, IL comes down to four real things: the Moon phase, cloud cover, which planets are up, and the current Kp index.
Above Chicago, IL tonight (41.88°, -87.63°), expect a waxing gibbous moon at 89% illumination. The night gives 5.5 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 41.9°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 8.4 or higher — to reach Chicago, IL.
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