Sky map showing night sky tonight in London, England, United Kingdom. What planets are visible? Where is Mars, Saturn or Venus? What is the bright star in the sky?

Our horizon sky maps show half of the sky over the UK for each 2-hour time frame. This is automatically refreshed each night. Look at them over a few days to see how things change. Use the images to plan your stargazing. Choose a direction you want to look in (for example, west) and look at the image of the night sky.

The Star Atlas shows a 360 degree view of the night sky for any given location and time up to an elevation of 60 degrees. The application shows stars down to a magnitude of 5 along with all the planets.

What's in the night sky tonight? Find out which planets, stars, Moon phases and meteor showers you can see this month.

An online interactive planetarium application to explore the night sky and find constellations, planets, asteroids and other celestial objects visible from any location.

It's divided into three sections, detailing visible objects for post-sunset, nighttime and pre-sunrise viewing. Only objects reaching at least 15° altitude and set/rise at least 15 minutes after/before the Sun are listed. A resource to help you plan tonight's observation of astronomical events and Solar System objects.

Feb 25, 2025 · NASA adds Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are frequently seen in the night sky, but the addition of Venus and Mercury are particularly noteworthy. Will UK skies be clear enough to see the planets? There's good news, and somewhat bad news - …

Mar 22, 2025 · Details given are for London and may vary for other parts of the UK. Look Up! Podcast. Discover April's night sky highlights with Royal Observatory astronomers Imo and Jess by listening to our Look Up! podcast. As well as exploring this month’s must-see cosmic objects, they discuss two cosmic news stories: the 128 new moons discovered around ...

The map also shows National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales, and the National Parks and National Scenic Areas in Scotland. Once you have your bearings, be sure to switch on the ‘night lights’ layer to show the range of light levels in that area.

Dark Sky Discovery Sites are a nationwide network of places that provide great views and which are accessible to everyone. They have been nominated by local groups and organisations as their top local spot to see the stars. Our map shows places and …