Stargazing in Winston-Salem tonight

United States · 36.10°, -80.24°

Stargazing verdict · tonight

Excellent

Excellent — a great night to get out and look up.

›Barely any Moon (0% lit) — skies stay dark.
›About 10 hours of true darkness to work with.

Your sky map — scrub through time

A live map of the sky above Winston-Salem: 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 Winston-Salem

Sat 10 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 Winston-Salem.

Tonight's sky in Winston-Salem

🌑 Moon

New Moon

0% lit

🌑 Darkness

20:16–05:59

10h of dark

🌇 Sun

sets 18:51

rises 07:24

🌙 Moon rise/set

up 08:25

down 18:38

Planets visible tonight

♂ Mars

Best early hours · toward the E · 51° up

♃ Jupiter

Best early hours · toward the E · 37° up

♄ Saturn

Best most of the night · toward the S · 55° 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.

Sun 11 Oct

11 Oct

0% moon

Mon 12 Oct

12 Oct

3% moon

Tue 13 Oct

13 Oct

7% moon

Wed 14 Oct

14 Oct

13% moon

Thu 15 Oct

15 Oct

20% moon

Fri 16 Oct

16 Oct

28% moon

Sat 17 Oct

17 Oct

37% moon

Sun 18 Oct

18 Oct

46% moon

Mon 19 Oct

19 Oct

55% moon

Tue 20 Oct

20 Oct

65% moon

Wed 21 Oct

21 Oct

74% moon

Thu 22 Oct

22 Oct

82% moon

Fri 23 Oct

23 Oct

89% moon

Sat 24 Oct

24 Oct

95% moon

Upcoming sky events from Winston-Salem

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 Winston-Salem →All sky events

Stargazing in Winston-Salem — FAQ

Is tonight good for stargazing in Winston-Salem?

Excellent — a great night to get out and look up. Barely any Moon (0% lit) — skies stay dark. Check the live cloud forecast above, which updates through the day.

What planets are visible from Winston-Salem tonight?

Tonight you can spot Mars, Jupiter, Saturn above the horizon from Winston-Salem, conditions permitting.

When is the best night to stargaze in Winston-Salem soon?

The darkest upcoming night is around Sun 11 Oct, when the Moon is only 0% lit.

Times are local to Winston-Salem (America/New_York). 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.