Jupiter
Great3:30 AM
Early Friday morning, until 7:10 AM
Look east, high up
Looks like a bright star that doesn't twinkle.
More details
- Visible
- 3:30 AM to 7:10 AM
- Height at best
- 60° in the ESE
- Brightness
- magnitude -2.0
Tonight in Tampa
Thursday, October 22 · Sunset 6:53 PM · Moon 89% full, so faint things are harder
Mercury
Maybe7:20 PM
Tonight, until 7:20 PM
Look southwest, low in the sky
Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.
More details
- Visible
- 7:20 PM to 7:20 PM
- Height at best
- 5° in the WSW
- Brightness
- magnitude 0.4
Saturn
Maybe7:20 PM
Tonight, until 5:20 AM
Look south, high up
Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.
More details
- Visible
- 7:20 PM to 5:20 AM
- Height at best
- 63° in the S
- Brightness
- magnitude 0.4
Mars
Maybe2:40 AM
Early Friday morning, until 7:10 AM
Look southeast, high up
Looks like a steady, medium-bright star.
More details
- Visible
- 2:40 AM to 7:10 AM
- Height at best
- 69° in the ESE
- Brightness
- magnitude 0.9
1 more tonight
Orionids meteor shower
MaybeNear the peak
5:50 AM
Best time · Early Friday morning
Look up, anywhere in the sky
Up to about 20 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
- 78° up at the best time
- Moon
- 79% lit
- Source
- International Meteor Organization
Coming up
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- Moon and Mars togetherMon, Nov 2 8:21 AMGreat
- Moon and Jupiter togetherMon, Nov 2 5:21 PMGreat
- Southern Taurids meteor showerBest time · Fri, Nov 6 1:00 AMMaybe
- Moon and Venus togetherSat, Nov 7 5:21 AMGreat
- Northern Taurids meteor showerBest time · Fri, Nov 13 12:50 AMMaybe
- Mars and Jupiter togetherSun, Nov 15 9:21 PMGreat
- Leonids meteor showerBest time · Wed, Nov 18 6:00 AMMaybe
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