São Paulo, Brazil
The sky above São Paulo tonight
It is dark in São Paulo right now. The next night begins around 7:12 PM. The moon is 48% lit.
What to look for
The space station
Tuesday, 6:56 PMIt climbs from the northwest, crosses low on the horizon, and sets toward the northwest.
Space station·Peaks 11° up · 1 min·1 min
Seven astronauts, four hundred kilometres up, moving at eight kilometres a second. It looks like a bright star that refuses to twinkle, sliding silently across the sky. Start watching low in the northwest a minute early; it will climb to low on the horizon in the northwest, then fade out as it enters Earth's shadow near the northwest. No telescope, no app pointed at the sky, just look up.
Saturn
Any time it's darkSaturn is out, high in the northwest. A soft gold; its rings need a small telescope.
Planet·Magnitude 0.4, sets later
Find Saturn high in the northwest. 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 Tuesday, 1:38 AMA last quarter, 48% lit.
Moon·Last quarter, 48%
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 São Paulo. Last updated at 10:49 PM.
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