Live Sky Report
What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in New York, NY?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 88%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.3. Calculated for 40.71°, -74.01°.
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury — brightest: Venus at mag -4.3 in Leo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 New York, NY — Sunday, July 26
Tonight's sky above New York, NY
Above New York, NY tonight, the sky is a live system: the Moon's illumination, which planets have cleared the horizon, and whether Earth's magnetosphere is quiet or churning all change hour by hour.
Above New York, NY tonight (40.71°, -74.01°), expect a waxing gibbous moon at 88% illumination. The night gives 5.7 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 40.7°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 8.8 or higher — to reach New York, NY.
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