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Tonight (5 October 2026) from Sydney you can see Mercury (in the evening, highest in the west around 19:40), Venus (in the evening, highest in the west around 19:40), Mars (before dawn, highest in the north-east around 05:40), Jupiter (before dawn, highest in the north-east around 05:40), Saturn (all night, highest in the north around 00:41).
Sunset ≈ 18:58 · sunrise ≈ 06:25 · Moon: Waning crescent, 32% lit · times are local (Australia/Sydney).
| Object | When | Best time | Where to look | What it looks like |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | in the evening · 19:40–20:11 | 19:40 | west, 15° up | bright but low in twilight |
| Venus | in the evening · 19:40–20:20 | 19:40 | west, 18° up | brilliant, the brightest point in the sky after the Moon |
| Mars | before dawn · 04:10–05:40 | 05:40 | north-east, 23° up | bright, orange-red |
| Jupiter | before dawn · 05:00–05:40 | 05:40 | north-east, 17° up | very bright, creamy white |
| Saturn | all night · 19:40–05:40 | 00:41 | north, 54° up | bright, pale gold |
| Uranus | before dawn · 00:00–05:40 | 04:10 | north, 35° up | faint: binoculars needed |
| Neptune | all night · 19:40–05:20 | 00:10 | north, 56° up | telescope needed |
| The Moon | before dawn · 04:20–05:40 | 05:40 | north-east, 21° up | Waning crescent (32% lit) |
Visible = at least 8° above the horizon while the Sun is more than 8° below it. Computed from NASA JPL Horizons orbits; good to a few minutes. Other cities: New Delhi · Mumbai · Bengaluru · Kolkata · Chennai · Hyderabad · Pune · Ahmedabad · Jaipur · Lucknow · Leh (Ladakh) · Dubai · Singapore · London · New York · Los Angeles
Tonight (5 October 2026) from Sydney you can see Mercury (in the evening, highest in the west around 19:40), Venus (in the evening, highest in the west around 19:40), Mars (before dawn, highest in the north-east around 05:40), Jupiter (before dawn, highest in the north-east around 05:40), Saturn (all night, highest in the north around 00:41).
About 18:58; sunrise tomorrow is about 06:25 (local time). Planets show best once the sky is fully dark, about an hour after sunset.
Planets shine with a steady light while stars twinkle, and planets sit along the same line across the sky as the Sun and Moon (the ecliptic). Venus and Jupiter are brighter than any star.
Uranus is at the very limit of naked-eye visibility from a dark site — use binoculars. Neptune always needs a telescope. Tonight Uranus is before dawn, highest in the north around 04:10.