Melbourne, Australia
The sky above Melbourne tonight
Tonight Melbourne gets dark around 8:57 PM and light again by 5:09 AM. The moon is 48% lit.
What to look for
The station crosses the sun
Today, 7:37 PMThe space station crosses the face of the sun in silhouette, low on the horizon in the west.
Space station·Lasts about 3.0 seconds
A silhouette transit of the sun. WARNING: never look at the sun, or point an unfiltered camera or binoculars at it. With a certified solar filter only, at the exact second shown, the space station will cross the sun's disc for about 3.0 seconds as a sharp black shape. The visible path is only a few kilometres wide. Without a proper solar filter, do not attempt this one.
Saturn
Any time it's darkSaturn is out, partway up in the northeast. A soft gold; its rings need a small telescope.
Planet·Magnitude 0.4, sets later
Find Saturn partway up in the northeast. No telescope needed, just your eyes; planets don't twinkle the way stars do, they hold a steady, unwavering light. The light reaching your eye left Saturn about 71 minutes ago.
The moon
Rises tomorrow, 2:54 AMA last quarter, 44% lit.
Moon·Last quarter, 44%
It rises later tonight, so the early hours stay dark and clear. That sharp line splitting its light from its dark, the terminator, is where the sun is setting on the moon right now. You're watching a lunar sunset in slow motion.
On the horizon
The Leonids peak
In 14 nights, up to 15 meteors an hour: quick meteors capable of rare, dramatic storms.
All times are local to Melbourne. Last updated at 12:49 PM.
Live countdowns, a compass showing where to point, and an alert a few minutes before the space station passes over. Free, no signup.