Tonight's Sky · An almanac
The night begins.
Sunday · 9 August 2026 · Palo Alto, California37.44° N, 122.14° W · change location
12:49
Daylight
A clear evening from Palo Alto, California. Step outside and look up.
Sun
20:07 → 06:20
True dark from 21:46 to 04:41.
Moon · Waning crescent
12%
Sets 18:13
Planets
5 visible from your sky right now
Venus in Virgo
-4.4
above horizon
Jupiter in Cancer
-1.8
above horizon
Mercury in Cancer
-0.8
above horizon
Mars in Taurus
+1.3
above horizon
Uranus in Taurus
+5.7
above horizon
Saturn in Pisces
+0.5
rises 22:38
Neptune in Pisces
+7.8
rises 22:07
Coming up tonight
18:13
Moonset
20:07
Sunset
20:35
Civil twilight ends
21:46
True dark — astronomical twilight ends
All but the faintest stars become visible if your sky is unobstructed.
22:07
Neptune rises in the east
22:38
Saturn rises in the east
00:55
Uranus rises in the east
02:28
Mars rises in the east
03:39
Moonrise
04:41
Astronomical twilight begins (dawn)
04:58
Mercury rises in the east
05:36
Jupiter rises in the east
06:20
Sunrise