TONIGHT · FRIDAY, JULY 3 · SUNSET 9:29 PM
A great night to spot the Moon.
GREAT NIGHTBEST 4:22 AM – 5:56 AM
Good night to look: skies look clear and it sits high enough for a clean view.
See the Moon’s full night →WANING GIBBOUS · 82% LIT · SETS 10:45 AM
What else is up tonight
The nights ahead
Fri 3 — Venus is the pick — best 9:49 PM, 0% cloud, climbs to 20°.Sat 4 — Moon is the pick — best 5:49 AM, 0% cloud, climbs to 41°.Sun 5 — Venus is the pick — best 9:48 PM, 20% cloud, climbs to 20°.Mon 6 — Moon is the pick — best 6:08 AM, ≈0% cloud, climbs to 50°.Tue 7 — Moon is the pick — best 6:08 AM, ≈0% cloud, climbs to 50°.Wed 8 — Moon is the pick — best 6:07 AM, ≈0% cloud, climbs to 47°.Thu 9 — Moon is the pick — best 6:07 AM, ≈0% cloud, climbs to 40°.Fri 10 — Moon is the pick — best 6:06 AM, ≈0% cloud · low confidence, climbs to 31°.Sat 11 — Venus is the pick — best 9:46 PM, ≈12% cloud · low confidence, climbs to 19°.Sun 12 — Saturn is the pick — best 5:05 AM, ≈2% cloud · low confidence, climbs to 41°.tap a night for details
≈ marks a lower-confidence forecast — check back closer to the night.
Common questions
When exactly should I look tonight?
The Moon is at its best around 5:09 AM local time tonight, 82% lit with 5% cloud cover forecast at that hour.
Do I need a telescope for tonight's sky?
No. The Moon, the bright planets and ISS passes are all naked-eye objects. Binoculars or a small telescope add detail but are never required.
How is the verdict calculated?
It fuses computed astronomy (altitude, phase, darkness) with the hour-by-hour cloud forecast for your exact location, weighted so overcast skies can never score a Good.