Stargazing in City of Port Phillip tonight

Australia · -37.83°, 144.94°

Stargazing verdict · tonight

Good

Good — worth heading out if skies are clear.

›A waning crescent (18% lit) only mildly brightens the sky.
›About 11 hours of true darkness to work with.

Your sky map — scrub through time

A live map of the sky above City of Port Phillip: the Moon, planets, bright stars and constellations, exactly where they are. Drag the sliders to move through the night — or forward and back by days — and watch everything shift.

The sky over City of Port Phillip

Fri 10 Jul, 22:00 · looking up — N at top, E to the left

Day

Time of night22:00

Drag the sliders to travel through time — watch the Moon, planets and constellations rise, set and shift. Positions are computed live for City of Port Phillip.

Tonight's sky in City of Port Phillip

🌘 Moon

Waning Crescent

18% lit

🌑 Darkness

18:49–06:01

11h of dark

🌇 Sun

sets 17:16

rises 07:34

🌙 Moon rise/set

up 04:03

down 12:49

Planets visible tonight

♀ Venus

Best evening · toward the NW · 20° up

♂ Mars

Best early hours · toward the NE · 13° up

♄ Saturn

Best early hours · toward the N · 49° up

Best nights to stargaze — next two weeks

Ranked by how dark the sky will be (less Moon = better). Pair with a clear-sky forecast on the night.

Fri 10 Jul

10 Jul

20% moon

Sat 11 Jul

11 Jul

12% moon

Sun 12 Jul

12 Jul

5% moon

Mon 13 Jul

13 Jul

1% moon

Tue 14 Jul

14 Jul

0% moon

Wed 15 Jul

15 Jul

2% moon

Thu 16 Jul

16 Jul

7% moon

Fri 17 Jul

17 Jul

14% moon

Sat 18 Jul

18 Jul

22% moon

Sun 19 Jul

19 Jul

32% moon

Mon 20 Jul

20 Jul

41% moon

Tue 21 Jul

21 Jul

51% moon

Wed 22 Jul

22 Jul

61% moon

Thu 23 Jul

23 Jul

70% moon

Upcoming sky events from City of Port Phillip

28 August

Partial lunar eclipse

A partial lunar eclipse on 28 August, with part of the full Moon dimming and reddening as it enters Earth's shadow. Visible from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia depending on your local moonrise/moonset.

4 October

Saturn at opposition

Saturn reaches opposition on 4 October — directly opposite the Sun, so it rises at sunset, sets at sunrise and is at its biggest and brightest of the year. The best night to catch the rings through even a small telescope.

26 September · lesser-known

Neptune at opposition

The most distant planet reaches opposition on 26 September — its brightest for the year, though still faint. A rewarding challenge target: Neptune shows as a tiny blue-grey disc through a telescope. One for the keen.

14 December

Geminid meteor shower

Widely considered the best shower of the year: slow, bright, often colourful meteors at up to ~150 per hour under dark skies. In 2026 the Moon is only a young crescent at the 13–14 December peak, so conditions are excellent.

21 October · lesser-known

Orionid meteor shower

Fast, faint meteors — debris from Halley's Comet — peaking around 21 October at ~20 per hour. A quieter, connoisseur's shower; moonlight hampers the 2026 peak, so aim for the darkest hours.

Moon phase for City of Port Phillip →All sky events

Stargazing in City of Port Phillip — FAQ

Is tonight good for stargazing in City of Port Phillip?

Good — worth heading out if skies are clear. A waning crescent (18% lit) only mildly brightens the sky. Check the live cloud forecast above, which updates through the day.

What planets are visible from City of Port Phillip tonight?

Tonight you can spot Venus, Mars, Saturn above the horizon from City of Port Phillip, conditions permitting.

When is the best night to stargaze in City of Port Phillip soon?

The darkest upcoming night is around Tue 14 Jul, when the Moon is only 0% lit.

Times are local to City of Port Phillip (Australia/Melbourne). Astronomical data is computed from established models; the cloud forecast is live from Open-Meteo and refreshes through the day. Always confirm with a live forecast before travelling to a dark-sky site.