Live Sky Report
What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Illinois?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 89%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.3. Calculated for 40.35°, -88.99°.
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury — brightest: Venus at mag -4.3 in Leo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Illinois — Sunday, July 26
Tonight's sky above Illinois
Skywatchers in Illinois have the same live tools professional observers use — a real ephemeris, live Kp readings from NOAA SWPC, and hourly cloud forecasts — condensed into one report on this page.
Above Illinois tonight (40.35°, -88.99°), expect a waxing gibbous moon at 89% illumination. The night gives 5.8 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 40.3°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 8.9 or higher — to reach Illinois.
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