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Tonight over San Francisco · California, US · Thu 12 Nov

Go out at 18:01, look SW: some cloud about, so look for gaps.

The International Space Station rises out of the south-west, climbs almost straight overhead (88°) and fades in the north-east about 5 minutes later. It looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly, with no flashing lights.

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The real sky over San Francisco at 18:01, facing north. Gold dots are planets, white dots the brightest stars, and the blue dotted line is the Space Station’s path.
Moon
Waxing crescent, 13% lit. Rises 10:58 tomorrow. Sets 19:20. Full Moon Tue 24 Nov.
Planets
  • Saturn in the evening, from 17:35 until 02:35, 53° up in the south · in Cetus
  • Mars before dawn, best around 06:15, 67° up in the south · in Leo
  • Jupiter before dawn, best around 06:15, 66° up in the south · in Leo
  • Venus before dawn, best around 06:30, 21° up in the south-east · in Virgo
  • Mercury before dawn, best around 06:30, 12° up in the south-east · in Virgo
Space Station
  • 18:01 from the SW, up to 88°, gone in the NE by 18:06 · mag -4.3

Next: Fri 18:51 (21° NW); Sat 18:03 (30° NW)

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. 64% at the time above. Clearest around 03:00 (11%).

Aurora
No aurora this far from the poles, except in the rarest storms.
Sun
Sunset 17:00 · properly dark 17:59 · first light 05:48 · sunrise 06:47