✨ Caelus

January 01, 2026 16:36:25 UTC+01:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

⭐ Tonight's Sky

Astronomical Twilight: 18:59 : 06:48
Moon Interference: Extreme
Planets Visible: 5 planets

Waxing Gibbous

95%

Age: 12.6 days
Rise: 14:33
Transit: 23:22
Set: 07:03

Next major phase:

Full Moon

Jan 03

Sun & Moon Times

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Sun

Civil Twilight: 08:07
Sunrise: 08:44
Sunset: 17:04
Civil Twilight End: 17:41
See Sun details
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Moon

Moonrise: 14:33
Moonset: 07:03

🪐 Planets Tonight

Mercury

Visible
Magnitude: -0.60
Constellation: Sagittarius
Rise: 08:01
Set: 16:05
Distance: 1.38 AU
Phase: 95% illuminated

Venus

Not Visible
Magnitude: -3.91
Constellation: Sagittarius
Rise: 08:44
Set: 16:53
Distance: 1.71 AU
Phase: 100% illuminated

Mars

Not Visible
Magnitude: 1.12
Constellation: Sagittarius
Rise: 08:59
Set: 17:06
Distance: 2.41 AU
Phase: 100% illuminated

Jupiter

Visible
Magnitude: -2.67
Constellation: Gemini
Rise: 17:42
Set: 09:33
Distance: 4.24 AU
Phase: 100% illuminated

Saturn

Visible
Magnitude: 0.90
Constellation: Aquarius
Rise: 12:08
Set: 23:41
Distance: 9.72 AU
Phase: 100% illuminated

Uranus

Visible
Magnitude: 5.71
Constellation: Taurus
Rise: 14:09
Set: 05:29
Distance: 18.76 AU
Phase: 100% illuminated

Neptune

Visible
Magnitude: 7.78
Constellation: Pisces
Rise: 12:09
Set: 00:01
Distance: 30.06 AU
Phase: 100% illuminated

🔭 Deep-Sky Objects Tonight

Pleiades

M45 · Taurus

Naked-eye
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
1.6
Size
110'
Type
Open Cluster
13:46
Rise
21:53
Transit
06:04
Set
Right Ascension: 3h 48m 58s
Declination: +24° 11′ 55″
Distance: 444 ly

Beehive Cluster

M44 · Cancer

Naked-eye
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
3.1
Size
95'
Type
Open Cluster
19:06
Rise
02:49
Transit
10:28
Set
Right Ascension: 8h 41m 55s
Declination: +19° 34′ 22″
Distance: 577 ly
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Andromeda Galaxy

M31 · Andromeda

Naked-eye
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
3.4
Size
3.2° × 1°
Type
Spiral Galaxy
Rise
18:49
Transit
Set
Right Ascension: 0h 44m 9s
Declination: +41° 24′ 56″
Distance: 2 540 000 ly
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Orion Nebula

M42 · Orion

Naked-eye
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
4.0
Size
85' × 60'
Type
Nebula
18:03
Rise
23:40
Transit
05:22
Set
Right Ascension: 5h 36m 35s
Declination: -5° 22′ 27″
Distance: 1 344 ly

Messier 22

Sagittarius

Binoculars
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
5.1
Size
32'
Type
Globular Cluster
08:42
Rise
12:44
Transit
16:45
Set
Right Ascension: 18h 37m 57s
Declination: -23° 53′ 1″
Distance: 10 400 ly
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Triangulum Galaxy

M33 · Triangulum

Binoculars
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
5.7
Size
70' × 42'
Type
Spiral Galaxy
10:44
Rise
19:40
Transit
04:40
Set
Right Ascension: 1h 35m 19s
Declination: +30° 47′ 48″
Distance: 2 730 000 ly

Messier 5

Serpens

Binoculars
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
5.7
Size
23'
Type
Globular Cluster
03:14
Rise
09:26
Transit
15:37
Set
Right Ascension: 15h 19m 51s
Declination: +1° 59′ 5″
Distance: 24 500 ly

Hercules Cluster

M13 · Hercules

Binoculars
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
5.8
Size
20'
Type
Globular Cluster
00:48
Rise
10:48
Transit
20:45
Set
Right Ascension: 16h 42m 35s
Declination: +36° 24′ 26″
Distance: 25 100 ly

Wild Duck Cluster

M11 · Scutum

Binoculars
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
5.8
Size
14'
Type
Open Cluster
07:24
Rise
12:58
Transit
18:32
Set
Right Ascension: 18h 52m 27s
Declination: -6° 14′ 24″
Distance: 6 000 ly
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Lagoon Nebula

M8 · Sagittarius

Binoculars
Astronomical Details
Magnitude
5.8
Size
90' × 40'
Type
Nebula with Cluster
08:12
Rise
12:11
Transit
16:10
Set
Right Ascension: 18h 5m 11s
Declination: -24° 23′ 10″
Distance: 5 200 ly