Live Sky Report
What Can I See in the Sky Tonight in Washington?
Waxing Gibbous moon at 88%, Venus shines at magnitude -4.3. Calculated for 47.40°, -121.49°.
Visible planets tonight
Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Mercury — brightest: Venus at mag -4.3 in Leo
🔭 Tonight's Sky Report
📍 Washington — Sunday, July 26
Tonight's sky above Washington
Above Washington 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 Washington tonight (47.40°, -121.49°), expect a waxing gibbous moon at 88% illumination. The night gives 4.1 hours of true astronomical darkness. At 47.4°, aurora needs a strong storm — roughly Kp 6.5 or higher — to reach Washington.
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