Calendar & Sky Map

An interactive sky map for any place and moment, plus moon phase, meteor showers and observing plans.

East Veil Nebula — 22 August 2026 →

Tonight's moon

Waxing Crescent

5% illuminated

Full moon in 13 days

Upcoming meteor showers

Leonids
Radiant: Leo · up to 15/hr
17 Nov
Geminids
Radiant: Gemini · up to 150/hr
13 Dec
Ursids
Radiant: Ursa Minor · up to 10/hr
22 Dec
Quadrantids
Radiant: Boötes · up to 120/hr
3 Jan

Optimal targets

Search a location to see which deep-sky objects are best placed, hour by hour, over the next 7 nights.

Upcoming events

Meetup

13 Nov 2026

Plymouth Astronomical Society — Talk

Monthly society talk at Plymouth University (Rolle Building, Room 002) — topic still TBC on the society's own site as of writing. Visitors welcome, £3 at the door.

More info →

Sky map

Real, computed star and planet positions for any place and moment — looking out toward the horizon the way you actually would outside. Drag through time, pan to look around, and see what's actually up there.

Showing the sky over Devon, UK (default)

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Times shown in your browser's local timezone. Star and constellation positions are approximate (within roughly a degree); planet, Sun and Moon positions are computed exactly for the moment shown.