Tonight's Sky · An almanac
The night begins.
Sunday · 27 September 2026 · Palo Alto, California37.44° N, 122.14° W · change location
04:51
Daylight
A clear evening from Palo Alto, California. Step outside and look up.
Sun
18:57 → 07:01
True dark from 20:24 to 05:34.
Moon · Full moon
99%
Sets 08:07
Planets
5 visible from your sky right now
Jupiter in Leo
-1.9
above horizon
Saturn in Cetus
+0.2
above horizon
Mars in Cancer
+1.1
above horizon
Uranus in Taurus
+5.6
above horizon
Neptune in Pisces
+7.8
above horizon
Venus in Virgo
-4.8
rises 09:58
Mercury in Virgo
-0.1
rises 08:50
Coming up tonight
08:07
Moonset
18:57
Sunset
19:19
Saturn rises in the east
19:20
Moonrise
19:23
Civil twilight ends
20:24
True dark — astronomical twilight ends
All but the faintest stars become visible if your sky is unobstructed.
21:43
Uranus rises in the east
01:38
Mars rises in the east
03:14
Jupiter rises in the east
05:34
Astronomical twilight begins (dawn)
07:01
Sunrise