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Tonight's sky over Rio de Janeiro

Monday 26 October 2026. Sunset , properly dark from until . The Moon is waning gibbous, 99% lit, and it is up through all of tonight's darkness.

  • Mercury evening
  • Mars morning
  • Jupiter morning
  • Saturn evening
  • ISS 8 passes this week
  • Southern Taurids peak Thu 5 Nov
The sky over Rio de Janeiro at 19:52 on Mon 26 OctANDROMEDAAQUILACETUSCYGNUSERIDANUSPEGASUSSAGITTARIUSSCORPIUSRigil KentaurusVegaAchernarHadarAltairAntaresFomalhautDenebTolimanNeptuneSaturnMoonNNEESESSWWNW
The sky over Rio de Janeiro at tonight, looking straight up: the edge is the horizon, north at the top, east on the left. Hold it above your head facing south to match the sky.

Tonight at a glance

Sun and twilight

Sunset
Civil twilight ends
Nautical twilight ends
Astronomical darkness
–
Sunrise

The Moon

99%

Waning Gibbous

Moonrise
Moonset
(+1)
Moon-free darkness
none

Times between local noon today and noon tomorrow; (+1) means after midnight.

Dark-sky tip

A bright Moon tonight. Its light hides the Milky Way and fainter meteors. Use it instead: binoculars on the line between light and dark show craters in sharp relief.

Watch for satellites. In the first hours after dusk you will often see steady points of light gliding across the sky. They are satellites catching sunlight that no longer reaches the ground. The ISS is the brightest; its visible passes are listed on each city page.

Tonight hour by hour

Tonight from 16:00 to 08:00: darkness, the Moon and planets above the horizon161820220002040608SkyMoonMercuryMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune

Day Civil twilight Nautical Astronomical Full dark · bars show when each body is above the horizon

Planets tonight

Mercury

Evening: from low in the west-southwest, sets around in the west-southwest.

Magnitude +0.7 · in Libra · 18° from the Sun

Mars

Morning: rises around in the east-northeast, best near , 40° up in the northeast.

Magnitude +0.9 · in Cancer · 77° from the Sun

Jupiter

Morning: rises around in the east-northeast, best near , 38° up in the northeast.

Magnitude −2.0 · in Leo · 69° from the Sun

Saturn

Evening: from low in the east-northeast, sets around in the west.

Magnitude +0.4 · in Cetus · 157° from the Sun

Uranus binoculars

Morning: rises around in the east-northeast, best near , 46° up in the north.

Magnitude +5.6 · in Taurus · 148° from the Sun

Neptune binoculars

Evening: from low in the east-northeast until .

Magnitude +7.7 · in Pisces · 150° from the Sun

"Visible" means at least 5° above the horizon (15° for Uranus and Neptune) while the Sun is more than 6° below it. Directions: N, NE, E… are compass points along the horizon.

Visible ISS passes this week

DateAppearsHighestDisappearsVisible for
Mon 26 Oct SSW10° SSW SSW0.0 min
Tue 27 Oct S21° SSE SSE1.7 min
Wed 28 Oct S14° SE ESE3.0 min
Wed 28 Oct WSW12° WSW WSW0.3 min
Thu 29 Oct SW62° WSW WSW2.9 min
Fri 30 Oct SSW49° SE ENE5.1 min
Sat 31 Oct W15° NW NW2.9 min
Sun 1 Nov WSW31° NW N6.0 min

The International Space Station looks like a bright, steady star moving across the sky in a few minutes. Passes are computed from the latest orbital elements (epoch 2026-10-25); the station's orbit is adjusted from time to time, so a pass can shift by a minute or more. It may also fade suddenly when it enters Earth's shadow.

The next 7 nights

Night ofSunsetDarkMoonMoonrise / setMoon-free darkPlanets
Tue 27 Oct – 95% ↑ ↓ 35 min Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Wed 28 Oct – 88% ↑ ↓ 1 h 40 min Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Thu 29 Oct – 80% ↑ ↓ 2 h 50 min Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Fri 30 Oct – 69% ↑ ↓ 3 h 45 min Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Sat 31 Oct – 58% ↑ ↓ 4 h 40 min Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Sun 1 Nov – 47% ↑ 5 h 20 min Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
Mon 2 Nov – 36% ↑ ↓ 6 h 00 min Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

Moon calendar for October 2026 in Rio de Janeiro

1 Thu 72% ↑ ↓
2 Fri 61% ↓
3 Sat 49% ↑ ↓
4 Sun 38% ↑ ↓
5 Mon 27% ↑ ↓
6 Tue 18% ↑ ↓
7 Wed 10% ↑ ↓
8 Thu 5% ↑ ↓
9 Fri 1% ↑ ↓
10 Sat 0% ↑ ↓
11 Sun 1% ↑ ↓
12 Mon 4% ↑ ↓
13 Tue 9% ↑ ↓
14 Wed 15% ↑ ↓
15 Thu 23% ↑ ↓
16 Fri 31% ↑ ↓
17 Sat 40% ↑
18 Sun 50% ↑ ↓
19 Mon 59% ↑ ↓
20 Tue 69% ↑ ↓
21 Wed 77% ↑ ↓
22 Thu 85% ↑ ↓
23 Fri 92% ↑ ↓
24 Sat 97% ↑ ↓
25 Sun 99% ↑ ↓
26 Mon 100% ↑ ↓
27 Tue 97% ↑ ↓
28 Wed 92% ↑ ↓
29 Thu 84% ↑ ↓
30 Fri 75% ↑ ↓
31 Sat 64% ↑ ↓

Illumination at local noon; ↑ moonrise, ↓ moonset, local time. Moon pictures are drawn as seen from the southern hemisphere, lit side reversed. Phase dates for the whole world: Moon phases October 2026.

Planets this month from Rio de Janeiro

PlanetThu 1 OctThu 15 OctSat 31 Oct
Mercury Evening, sets Evening, sets not visible
Venus Evening, sets – –
Mars Morning, from Morning, from Morning, from
Jupiter Morning, from Morning, from Morning, from
Saturn Morning, from Evening, sets Evening, sets

Coming meteor showers

Southern Taurids

Peak Thursday 5 November 2026, local

Best on the night of Thu 5 Nov around , when the radiant is 52° up. Under a dark sky expect up to about 6 meteors an hour.

Moon 12% at peak

Northern Taurids

Peak Thursday 12 November 2026, local

Best on the night of Thu 12 Nov around , when the radiant is 45° up. Under a dark sky expect up to about 4 meteors an hour.

Moon 11% at peak

Leonids

Peak Tuesday 17 November 2026, local

Best on the night of Tue 17 Nov around , when the radiant is 35° up. Under a dark sky expect up to about 9 meteors an hour, fewer this year because the Moon is 55% lit.

Moon 55% at peak

Rate = the shower's zenithal hourly rate × the sine of the radiant's altitude. Real counts are lower from towns and with moonlight; treat this as an upper guide.

Eclipses seen from Rio de Janeiro

Nearby cities

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