Calendar & Sky Map
An interactive sky map for any place and moment, plus moon phase, meteor showers and observing plans.
Tonight's moon
Waxing Gibbous
83% illuminated
Full moon in 4 days
Upcoming meteor showers
- 21 Oct
Orionids
Radiant: Orion · up to 20/hr
- 17 Nov
Leonids
Radiant: Leo · up to 15/hr
- 13 Dec
Geminids
Radiant: Gemini · up to 150/hr
- 22 Dec
Ursids
Radiant: Ursa Minor · up to 10/hr
Optimal targets
Search a location to see which deep-sky objects are best placed, hour by hour, over the next 7 nights.
Upcoming events
Event
5 Oct 2026Kelling Heath Star Party — Autumn 2026
The UK's largest star party — a week of dark-sky observing at Kelling Heath Holiday Park, Holt, Norfolk (NR25 7HW), run by the Loughton Astronomical Society. Open to overnight campers and day/evening visitors alike.
More info →Meetup
7 Oct 2026North Devon Astronomical Society — Monthly Meeting
Monthly guest-speaker meeting at Sticklepath Methodist Church Hall, Barnstaple (EX31 2DJ). New visitors can attend two meetings free before joining.
More info →Meetup
9 Oct 2026Plymouth Astronomical Society — Talk
"The Solar Eclipse Expeditions of Sir Norman Lockyer" — monthly society talk at Plymouth University (Rolle Building, Room 002). Visitors welcome, £3 at the door.
More info →Meetup
4 Nov 2026North Devon Astronomical Society — Monthly Meeting
Monthly guest-speaker meeting at Sticklepath Methodist Church Hall, Barnstaple (EX31 2DJ). New visitors can attend two meetings free before joining.
More info →Meetup
13 Nov 2026Plymouth 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)
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.