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Tonight over Lerwick · Scotland, UK · Thu 12 Nov

Go out now, look SE: skies look mostly clear.

Saturn is the steady, pale-gold point there. Look about 23° up.

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The real sky over Lerwick at 18:34, facing south-east. Gold dots are planets, white dots the brightest stars.
Moon
Waxing crescent, 11% lit. Rises 12:47. Sets 16:01. Full Moon Tue 24 Nov.
Planets
  • Saturn in the evening, from 16:35 until 02:10, 31° up in the south · in Cetus
  • Mars before dawn, best around 06:25, 45° up in the south · in Leo
  • Jupiter before dawn, best around 06:25, 44° up in the south · in Leo
  • Venus before dawn, best around 07:30, 14° up in the south-east · in Virgo
  • Mercury before dawn, best around 07:30, 9° up in the south-east · in Virgo
Space Station
No visible pass tonight.
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. 31% at the time above. Clearest around 19:00 (31%).

Aurora
Aurora is a long shot tonight: Kp up to 1.7, and you'd need about 3 to see a glow low in the north.
Sun
Sunset 15:40 · properly dark 17:20 · first light 06:17 · sunrise 07:58