Tonight

Greenwich, London — Thursday, 19 March 2026

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Solar System

#	Object	Rating	Mag	Rise	Culm	Alt	Constellation
1	Jupiter Planet	92	-2.3	circ	—	55°	Gemini
2	Uranus Planet	45	5.8	circ	—	23°	Taurus
3	Iris Asteroid	10	9.4	circ	—	38°	Leo
4	Hygiea Asteroid	10	11.7	circ	—	45°	Taurus

Jupiter

mag -2.3 · 55° alt · Gemini

Great Red Spot Transits

Fri 06:52

20 Mar

Fri 16:47

20 Mar

Sat 02:43

21 Mar

Sat 12:39

21 Mar

Sat 22:35

21 Mar

Galilean Moon Events (48h)

Time	Moon	Event
Fri 04:15	Europa	Occultation begins
Fri 07:00	Europa	Occultation ends
Fri 11:15	Io	Shadow transit begins
Fri 11:40	Io	Transit begins
Fri 11:40	Io	Shadow transit ends
Fri 13:55	Io	Transit ends
Fri 13:55	Io	Shadow transit begins
Fri 14:15	Io	Shadow transit ends
Sat 08:45	Io	Occultation begins
Sat 11:00	Io	Occultation ends

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Double Stars

#	Object	Rating	Mag	Rise	Culm	Alt	Constellation
1	Castor HIP 36850; Alpha Gem; 66 Gem	79	2.0	circ	—	66°	Gem
2	Almaak HIP 9640; Gamma1 And; 57 And	78	2.3	circ	—	26°	And
3	32 Eri	78	4.8	circ	—	8°	Eri
4	Algieba HIP 50583; Gamma1 Leo; 41 Leo	77	2.6	circ	—	54°	Leo
5	HIP 207	77	5.9	circ	—	33°	Cas
6	Beta Mon HIP 30867; Beta Mon; 11 Mon	76	4.6	circ	—	24°	Mon
7	HIP 35210	76	4.8	circ	—	12°	CMa
8	HIP 108456	76	7.0	circ	—	45°	Cep
9	16 Cyg	75	6.0	circ	—	13°	Cyg
10	Achird HIP 3821; Eta Cas; 24 Cas	74	3.4	circ	—	30°	Cas
11	Mesarthim Gamma Ari (BS546)	74	4.8	circ	—	7°	Ari
12	Porrima HIP 61941; Gamma Vir; 29 Vir	73	3.6	circ	—	18°	Vir
13	Elnath HIP 25428; Beta Tau; 112 Tau	72	1.6	circ	—	46°	Tau
14	Miram Eta Per	72	3.8	circ	—	40°	Per
15	Mizar Zeta UMa (BS5054)	71	2.3	circ	—	50°	UMa
16	Alula Australis HR 4375; Xi UMa; 53 UMa	71	4.4	circ	—	56°	UMa
17	Pi Boo HIP 71762; Pi Boo; 29 Boo	71	4.9	circ	—	14°	Boo
18	24 Com	71	5.0	circ	—	35°	Com
19	Iota Cnc HIP 43103; Iota Cnc; 48 Cnc	70	4.0	circ	—	67°	Cnc
20	HIP 62572	70	5.3	circ	—	54°	Cam

Variable Stars

#	Object	Rating	Mag	Rise	Culm	Alt	Constellation
1	Gamma Cas	76	2.5	circ	—	33°	Cas
2	T Cep	76	7.3	circ	—	30°	Cep
3	Blaze Star HR 5958	76	10.0	circ	—	10°	CrB
4	30 Her	75	5.0	circ	—	19°	Her
5	Algol HIP 14576; Beta Per; 26 Per	74	2.1	circ	—	33°	Per
6	13 Lyr	73	4.0	circ	—	9°	Lyr
7	RZ Cas	72	6.2	circ	—	47°	Cas
8	V1143 Cyg	71	5.8	circ	—	17°	Cyg
9	R CrB	71	5.8	circ	—	13°	CrB
10	WW Aur	71	5.9	circ	—	59°	Aur
11	HU Tau	71	5.9	circ	—	33°	Tau
12	Mintaka Delta Ori (BS1852)	70	2.2	circ	—	24°	Ori
13	R Ser	70	5.2	circ	—	3°	Ser
14	R Tri	70	5.3	circ	—	24°	Tri
15	R Leo	69	6.0	circ	—	48°	Leo
16	R Cas	68	4.8	circ	—	20°	Cas
17	VV Ori	68	5.3	circ	—	23°	Ori
18	Lambda Tau	67	3.5	circ	—	21°	Tau
19	Delta Cep	67	3.8	circ	—	22°	Cep
20	Alterf HIP 46750; Lambda Leo; 4 Leo	67	4.3	circ	—	60°	Leo

Open Clusters

#	Object	Rating	Mag	Rise	Culm	Alt	Constellation
1	M39 Pyramid Cluster	90	4.6	circ	—	10°	Cygnus
2	M47 NGC 2422	88	4.4	circ	—	22°	Puppis
3	M41 Little Beehive Cluster	86	4.5	circ	—	13°	Canis Major
4	M48 NGC 2548	85	5.5	circ	—	32°	Hydra
5	M44 Beehive Cluster or Praesepe	84	3.7	circ	—	58°	Cancer
6	M35 Shoe-Buckle Cluster	83	5.3	circ	—	49°	Gemini
7	C28 NGC 752	83	5.7	circ	—	22°	Andromeda
8	C50 NGC 2244	82	4.8	circ	—	35°	Monoceros
9	Hyades	81	0.5	circ	—	28°	Taurus
10	M34 Spiral Cluster	81	5.5	circ	—	31°	Perseus
11	C16 NGC 7243	81	6.4	circ	—	13°	Lacerta
12	M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster	78	6.2	circ	—	53°	Auriga
13	Double Cluster NGC 869	77	4.3	circ	—	38°	Perseus
14	M50 Heart-Shaped Cluster	77	5.9	circ	—	26°	Monoceros
15	M67 King Cobra or Golden Eye Cluster	76	6.1	circ	—	50°	Cancer
16	M45 Pleiades, Seven Sisters or Subaru	75	1.6	circ	—	27°	Taurus
17	M46 NGC 2437	75	6.0	circ	—	22°	Puppis
18	M93 Critter Cluster	74	6.0	circ	—	13°	Puppis
19	NGC 2232	73	3.9	circ	—	26°	Mon
20	C10 NGC 663	73	7.1	circ	—	37°	Cassiopeia

Globular Clusters

#	Object	Rating	Mag	Rise	Culm	Alt	Constellation
1	M13 Great Hercules Cluster	89	5.8	circ	—	13°	Hercules
2	M3 NGC 5272	83	6.2	circ	—	32°	Canes Venatici
3	M92 NGC 6341	75	6.4	circ	—	15°	Hercules
4	M53 NGC 5024	73	7.6	circ	—	29°	Coma Berenices
5	M79 NGC 1904	63	7.7	circ	—	2°	Lepus
6	NGC 5466	51	9.1	circ	—	29°	Boo
7	NGC 5053	51	9.8	circ	—	28°	Com
8	Intergalactic Wanderer NGC 2419	39	10.4	circ	—	72°	Lynx
9	NGC 6229	37	9.4	circ	—	22°	Her
10	NGC 4147	34	10.3	circ	—	39°	Com
11	NGC 2419	34	10.4	circ	—	72°	Lyn

Galaxies

#	Object	Rating	Mag	Rise	Culm	Alt	Constellation
1	M81 Bode's Galaxy	87	6.9	circ	—	71°	Ursa Major
2	M31 Andromeda Galaxy	83	3.4	circ	—	16°	Andromeda
3	M101 Pinwheel Galaxy	80	7.9	circ	—	45°	Ursa Major
4	M51 Whirlpool Galaxy	78	8.4	circ	—	46°	Canes Venatici
5	M64 Black Eye Galaxy	78	8.5	circ	—	34°	Coma Berenices
6	M63 Sunflower Galaxy	78	8.6	circ	—	45°	Canes Venatici
7	M66 Leo Triplet	78	8.9	circ	—	41°	Leo
8	M106 NGC 4258	77	8.4	circ	—	56°	Canes Venatici
9	M65 Leo Triplet	75	9.3	circ	—	41°	Leo
10	M33 Triangulum/Pinwheel Galaxy	74	5.7	circ	—	13°	Triangulum
11	M104 Sombrero Galaxy	74	8.0	circ	—	10°	Virgo
12	M94 Crocodile Eye or Cat's Eye Galaxy	74	8.2	circ	—	48°	Canes Venatici
13	C7 NGC 2403	73	8.4	circ	—	73°	Camelopardalis
14	M82 Cigar Galaxy	72	8.4	circ	—	70°	Ursa Major
15	Fireworks Galaxy NGC 6946	72	8.9	circ	—	22°	Cepheus
16	Whale Galaxy NGC 4631	72	9.3	circ	—	44°	Canes Venatici
17	NGC 3521	71	8.9	circ	—	31°	Leo
18	M74 Phantom Galaxy	71	9.4	circ	—	1°	Pisces
19	M90 NGC 4569	71	9.5	circ	—	31°	Virgo
20	NGC 2403	70	8.4	circ	—	73°	Cam

Planetary Nebulae

#	Object	Rating	Mag	Rise	Culm	Alt	Constellation
1	M97 Owl Nebula	78	9.9	circ	—	68°	Ursa Major
2	Blue Snowball NGC 7662	77	9.0	circ	—	10°	And
3	NGC 6543	73	9.0	circ	—	32°	Dra
4	Ghost of Jupiter NGC 3242	72	7.8	circ	—	17°	Hydra
5	M76 Little Dumbbell Nebula	71	10.1	circ	—	30°	Perseus
6	Blinking Planetary NGC 6826	70	8.8	circ	—	13°	Cygnus
7	Eskimo Nebula NGC 2392	67	9.2	circ	—	56°	Gemini
8	Cat's Eye Nebula NGC 6543	64	8.1	circ	—	32°	Draco
9	NGC 1514	61	10.0	circ	—	36°	Tau
10	NGC 2438	61	10.0	circ	—	22°	Pup
11	NGC 4361	61	10.0	circ	—	6°	Crv
12	NGC 7048	57	11.0	circ	—	8°	Cyg
13	NGC 6210	52	9.0	circ	—	2°	Her
14	Bow Tie Nebula NGC 40	52	11.6	circ	—	39°	Cepheus
15	NGC 1535	51	10.0	circ	—	3°	Eri
16	NGC 40	47	11.0	circ	—	39°	Cep
17	NGC 2440	47	11.0	circ	—	19°	Pup
18	NGC 7027	45	10.0	circ	—	4°	Cyg
19	IC 418	35	11.0	circ	—	12°	Lep
20	IC 289	35	12.0	circ	—	45°	Cas

Nebulae

#	Object	Rating	Mag	Rise	Culm	Alt	Constellation
1	M42 Great Orion Nebula	93	4.0	circ	—	20°	Orion
2	M43 De Mairan's Nebula	71	9.0	circ	—	20°	Orion
3	Iris Nebula NGC 7023	69	6.8	circ	—	30°	Cepheus
4	Cave Nebula NGC 3626	67	7.7	circ	—	27°	Cepheus
5	Rosette Nebula NGC 2237	66	6.0	circ	—	35°	Monoceros
6	North America Nebula NGC 7000	61	5.0	circ	—	6°	Cygnus
7	M78 NGC 2068	59	8.3	circ	—	26°	Orion
8	Crescent Nebula NGC 6888	58	10.0	circ	—	0°	Cygnus
9	Flaming Star Nebula IC 405	58	10.0	circ	—	49°	Auriga
10	Cocoon Nebula IC 5146	51	10.0	circ	—	10°	Cygnus
11	Bubble Nebula NGC 7635	49	11.0	circ	—	26°	Cassiopeia
12	Hubble's Variable Nebula NGC 2261	35	10.0	circ	—	40°	Monoceros

Tonight

Solar System

Jupiter

Great Red Spot Transits

Galilean Moon Events (48h)

Double Stars

Variable Stars

Open Clusters

Globular Clusters

Galaxies

Planetary Nebulae

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