Stargazing in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia tonight

LK · 6.84°, 79.87°

Stargazing verdict · tonight

Good

Good — worth heading out if skies are clear.

›A waning crescent (19% lit) only mildly brightens the sky.
›About 10 hours of true darkness to work with.

Your sky map — scrub through time

A live map of the sky above Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia: 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 Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia

Tue 6 Oct, 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 Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.

Tonight's sky in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia

🌘 Moon

Waning Crescent

19% lit

🌑 Darkness

19:08–04:48

10h of dark

🌇 Sun

sets 17:59

rises 05:57

🌙 Moon rise/set

up 02:59

down 14:47

Planets visible tonight

♂ Mars

Best early hours · toward the E · 47° up

♃ Jupiter

Best early hours · toward the E · 33° up

♄ Saturn

Best most of the night · toward the SW · 84° 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.

Tue 6 Oct

6 Oct

17% moon

Wed 7 Oct

7 Oct

9% moon

Thu 8 Oct

8 Oct

4% moon

Fri 9 Oct

9 Oct

1% moon

Sat 10 Oct

10 Oct

0% moon

Sun 11 Oct

11 Oct

2% moon

Mon 12 Oct

12 Oct

5% moon

Tue 13 Oct

13 Oct

10% moon

Wed 14 Oct

14 Oct

16% moon

Thu 15 Oct

15 Oct

24% moon

Fri 16 Oct

16 Oct

33% moon

Sat 17 Oct

17 Oct

42% moon

Sun 18 Oct

18 Oct

51% moon

Mon 19 Oct

19 Oct

61% moon

Upcoming sky events from Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia

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.

17 November · lesser-known

Leonid meteor shower

The Leonids peak around 17 November at ~15 fast meteors an hour. Famous for rare, spectacular storms every ~33 years; 2026 is a normal year, but still a pleasant pre-dawn watch.

23 December

December supermoon

The final and closest supermoon of 2026 on 23 December — a full Moon near its closest approach to Earth, appearing slightly larger and noticeably brighter. Lovely to the eye, especially rising near the horizon.

Moon phase for Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia →All sky events

Stargazing in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia — FAQ

Is tonight good for stargazing in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia?

Good — worth heading out if skies are clear. A waning crescent (19% lit) only mildly brightens the sky. Check the live cloud forecast above, which updates through the day.

What planets are visible from Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia tonight?

Tonight you can spot Mars, Jupiter, Saturn above the horizon from Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, conditions permitting.

When is the best night to stargaze in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia soon?

The darkest upcoming night is around Sat 10 Oct, when the Moon is only 0% lit.

Times are local to Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia (Asia/Colombo). 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.