Tonight's Sky · An almanac
The night begins.
Thursday · 13 August 2026 · Palo Alto, California37.44° N, 122.14° W · change location
12:55
Daylight
A clear evening from Palo Alto, California. Step outside and look up.
Sun
20:03 → 06:24
True dark from 21:40 to 04:46.
Moon · New moon
2%
Sets 20:44
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
-1.1
above horizon
Mars in Gemini
+1.3
above horizon
Uranus in Taurus
+5.7
above horizon
Saturn in Pisces
+0.4
rises 22:22
Neptune in Pisces
+7.8
rises 21:51
Coming up tonight
20:03
Sunset
20:30
Civil twilight ends
20:44
Moonset
21:40
True dark — astronomical twilight ends
All but the faintest stars become visible if your sky is unobstructed.
21:51
Neptune rises in the east
22:22
Saturn rises in the east
00:39
Uranus rises in the east
02:24
Mars rises in the east
04:46
Astronomical twilight begins (dawn)
05:16
Mercury rises in the east
05:25
Jupiter rises in the east
06:24
Sunrise
08:35
Moonrise