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Tonight over Cape Town · Western Cape, ZA · Thu 12 Nov

Go out now, look NE, but thick cloud will probably hide it.

Saturn is the steady, pale-gold point there. Look about 53° up.

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The real sky over Cape Town at 20:56, facing north-east. Gold dots are planets, white dots the brightest stars.
Moon
Waxing crescent, 11% lit. Rises 08:18 tomorrow. Sets 22:40. Full Moon Tue 24 Nov.
Planets
  • Saturn in the evening, from 19:59 until 03:09, 55° up in the north · in Cetus
  • Jupiter before dawn, best around 05:04, 34° up in the north-east · in Leo
  • Mars before dawn, best around 05:04, 33° up in the north-east · in Leo
  • Venus before dawn, best around 05:19, 14° up in the east · in Virgo
Space Station
No visible pass tonight.

Next: Sun 04:44 (28° NE)

Meteors
Leonids peak on the night of 17–18 Nov (in 5 nights), and a few are already about. Up to about 15 an hour under a perfectly dark sky, Moon 56% lit at the peak. TimeandDate gives the peak as 17–18 Nov; the American Meteor Society says 16–17 Nov.
Cloud

Taller bars mean more cloud. 98% at the time above. Clearest around 04:00 (2%).

Aurora
No aurora this far from the poles, except in the rarest storms.
Sun
Sunset 19:24 · properly dark 20:25 · first light 04:35 · sunrise 05:35