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Checking the skies above you…

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Tonight's Cloud Cover, Hour by Hour

What's in the Sky Tonight

Your Sky Right Now

A live view of what's above your horizon right now — stars, constellations, the Moon, and planets. North is at the top.

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How the Score Works

We pull live weather data for your exact location and combine it with astronomical conditions to give you a single, honest number.

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Cloud Cover
40%
Hourly cloud forecast from Open-Meteo — because even one clear window matters.
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Moon Phase
25%
New Moon scores highest. A bright gibbous Moon washes out faint objects.
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Light Pollution
15%
Bortle scale estimate for your area — rural darkness vs city glow.
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Events
10%
Meteor showers, comets, conjunctions — is there something special to see?
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Transparency
10%
Humidity and aerosols — how crisp the atmosphere is for deep-sky viewing.

What's visible tonight from the UK?

The planets on show change week to week — some are evening objects, some only appear before dawn, and a couple are sitting too close to the Sun to see at all. The sky map above shows exactly what's over your horizon right now, including the Moon and any visible planets.

For a written rundown — which planets are visible tonight, where to look, and the week's best events — see our UK night sky this week guide, updated every Sunday. Meteor shower dates are in the meteor showers calendar.

Got a clear night coming? Make the most of it.

Kit we've tested and reviewed in full

Even a basic pair of binoculars transforms what you can see. A small telescope takes you to Saturn's rings and Jupiter's moons.

Best first telescope

Sky-Watcher Heritage 130P

4.6Full review

Saturn's rings, Jupiter's moons, lunar craters. Compact enough to grab on a whim when the score goes green.

~£194
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Celestron SkyMaster Pro 15×70

4.5Full review

Jupiter's moons in a line. Venus as a crescent disc. The Milky Way resolved into individual stars. A big step up from naked eye for not much money.

~£229
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