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Tonight over Toronto · Ontario, CA · Thu 12 Nov

Go out at 17:56, look S: some cloud about, so look for gaps.

The International Space Station rises out of the south, climbs halfway up (26°) and fades in the east about 4 minutes later. It looks like a bright, steady star moving quickly, with no flashing lights.

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The real sky over Toronto at 17:56, facing south-east. Gold dots are planets, white dots the brightest stars, and the blue dotted line is the Space Station’s path.
Moon
Waxing crescent, 12% lit. Rises 11:25 tomorrow. Sets 18:57. Full Moon Tue 24 Nov.
Planets
  • Saturn in the evening, from 17:30 until 02:40, 47° up in the south · in Cetus
  • Mars before dawn, best around 06:30, 61° up in the south · in Leo
  • Jupiter before dawn, best around 06:30, 60° up in the south · in Leo
  • Venus before dawn, best around 06:50, 20° up in the south-east · in Virgo
  • Mercury before dawn, best around 06:50, 11° up in the south-east · in Virgo
Space Station
  • 17:56 from the S, up to 26°, gone in the E by 18:01 · mag -3.1
  • 19:33 from the W, up to 17°, gone in the W by 19:33 · mag 0.4

Next: Fri 18:45 (70° NW); Sat 17:57 (73° SE); Sat 19:34 (15° W)

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. 68% at the time above. Clearest around 19:00 (53%).

Aurora
No aurora expected: Kp up to 1.7, and you'd need about 7 here.
Sun
Sunset 16:55 · properly dark 18:00 · first light 06:03 · sunrise 07:09