Jupiter
Great3:20 AM
Early Friday morning, until 7:00 AM
Look southeast, high up
Looks like a bright star that doesn't twinkle.
More details
- Visible
- 3:20 AM to 7:00 AM
- Height at best
- 59° in the ESE
- Brightness
- magnitude -2.0
Tonight in Houston
Thursday, October 22 · Sunset 6:43 PM · Moon 89% full, so faint things are harder
Saturn
Maybe7:10 PM
Tonight, until 5:10 AM
Look south, high up
Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.
More details
- Visible
- 7:10 PM to 5:10 AM
- Height at best
- 62° in the S
- Brightness
- magnitude 0.4
Mars
Maybe2:30 AM
Early Friday morning, until 7:00 AM
Look southeast, high up
Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.
More details
- Visible
- 2:30 AM to 7:00 AM
- Height at best
- 68° in the ESE
- Brightness
- magnitude 0.9
Orionids meteor shower
MaybeNear the peak
5:40 AM
Best time · Early Friday morning
Look up, anywhere in the sky
Up to about 19 shooting stars an hour from a dark spot. The peak was a night away.
More details
- Rate (ZHR)
- 20 per hour under perfect skies
- Radiant
- 76° up at the best time
- Moon
- 79% lit
- Source
- International Meteor Organization
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- Moon and Venus togetherSat, Nov 7 4:21 AMGreat
- Northern Taurids meteor showerBest time · Fri, Nov 13 12:50 AMMaybe
- Mars and Jupiter togetherSun, Nov 15 8:21 PMGreat
- Leonids meteor showerBest time · Wed, Nov 18 5:50 AMMaybe
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