Tonight's Sky

Top 20 brightest objects visible from Tamil Nadu, India

24-hour view starting 6 PM IST

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Waning Gibbous — 78.4% illuminated
Bright moonlight — faint stars harder to see
Hot blue star
Yellow star
Orange giant
Red giant
Red supergiant
Planet
N S E W
Venus
Jupiter
Sirius
Canopus
Arcturus
Rigil Kentaurus (α Centauri A)
Vega
Capella
Rigel
Procyon
Betelgeuse
Hadar
Acrux
Altair
Aldebaran
Spica
Antares
Pollux
Mimosa
Deneb
Best viewing time
6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM
# Object Mag Alt Dir Best At Info
1 Venus Planet -3.9 12.1° WNW 7 PM Brightest planet, the morning/evening star
2 Jupiter Planet -2.2 75.5° NW 7 PM Largest planet, visible to the naked eye
3 Sirius Star -1.4 58.6° SSW 7 PM Brightest star in the night sky, in Canis Major
4 Canopus Star -0.6 24.0° SSW 7 PM Second brightest star, in Carina
5 Arcturus Star -0.1 79.2° NW 2 AM Red giant in Boötes, 4th brightest star
6 Rigil Kentaurus (α Centauri A) Star -0.0 18.0° S 2 AM Closest star system to Earth, brightest of the pair
7 Vega Star 0.0 60.0° NNE 5 AM Bright blue star in Lyra, former pole star
8 Capella Star 0.1 43.1° NW 7 PM Yellow giant in Auriga
9 Rigel Star 0.2 48.1° WSW 7 PM Blue supergiant, Orion's left foot
10 Procyon Star 0.4 84.1° SSW 7 PM In Canis Minor, 8th brightest star
11 Betelgeuse Star 0.5 62.9° W 7 PM Red supergiant, Orion's right shoulder — may go supernova
12 Hadar Star 0.6 18.4° S 1 AM Blue giant in Centaurus, pointer to the Southern Cross
13 Acrux Star 0.8 15.7° S 12 AM Brightest star in the Southern Cross
14 Altair Star 0.8 59.2° E 5 AM In Aquila, part of the Summer Triangle
15 Aldebaran Star 0.9 44.1° WNW 7 PM Red giant, the eye of Taurus the Bull
16 Spica Star 1.0 67.2° SSW 1 AM Blue giant in Virgo
17 Antares Star 1.1 52.3° S 4 AM Red supergiant, heart of Scorpius — rival of Mars
18 Pollux Star 1.2 73.0° N 7 PM Brightest star in Gemini
19 Mimosa Star 1.2 19.2° S 12 AM Second brightest in the Southern Cross
20 Deneb Star 1.2 39.3° NE 5 AM Distant supergiant in Cygnus, part of the Summer Triangle
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