Tonight's Sky · An almanac
The night begins.
Friday · 12 June 2026 · Palo Alto, California37.44° N, 122.14° W · change location
22:36
Daylight
A clear evening from Palo Alto, California. Step outside and look up.
Sun
20:30 → 05:47
True dark from 22:24 to 03:53.
Moon · Waning crescent
6%
Sets 19:31
Planets
2 visible from your sky right now
Venus in Cancer
-4.0
above horizon
Jupiter in Gemini
-1.8
above horizon
Mercury in Gemini
+0.2
rises 07:33
Saturn in Pisces
+0.7
rises 02:21
Mars in Aries
+1.3
rises 03:50
Uranus in Taurus
+5.8
rises 04:34
Neptune in Pisces
+7.9
rises 01:55
Coming up tonight
04:00
Moonrise
19:31
Moonset
20:30
Sunset
21:01
Civil twilight ends
22:24
True dark — astronomical twilight ends
All but the faintest stars become visible if your sky is unobstructed.
03:53
Astronomical twilight begins (dawn)
05:47
Sunrise