Sky Tonight - Star Gazer Guide

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About this app

Sky Tonight — a smart stargazing app


Discover what’s in the night sky tonight and plan your observations with ease.
Sky Tonight helps you identify stars, planets, constellations, satellites, and deep-sky objects — whether you’re a beginner or an experienced stargazer.

Why choose Sky Tonight?


• Instantly answer the most common stargazing questions:
– What’s that bright object in the sky?
– What celestial events can I see tonight?
– How do I find them?
• Designed for comfortable one-handed use with intuitive bottom navigation
• Works offline — perfect for outdoor observations
• Flexible and powerful, yet easy to use

Key features


• Interactive sky map: Point your device at the sky to see real-time positions of stars, planets, satellites, comets, and deep-sky objects
• Augmented Reality mode: Overlay the sky map on your camera view for immersive exploration
• Time Machine: Explore the sky in the past or future and plan observations in advance
• Astronomy Calendar: Track upcoming events, Moon phases, meteor showers, and sky conditions in a clear calendar view
• Stargazing Index: Get a personalized forecast based on Moon phase, light pollution, and visibility
• Powerful search: Find celestial objects, events, and articles in seconds
• Custom sky view: Filter objects by brightness, adjust constellations, and enable night mode to protect your eyes

Built-in Image Editor


• Take screenshots directly in the app
• Adjust brightness and contrast
• Hide labels or constellation lines
• Create clean and beautiful sky images to share

One-handed navigation


Sky Tonight is designed for real stargazing conditions:
• Bottom navigation keeps key tools within thumb reach
• Minimized info panels let you explore the sky without distractions
• Smooth switching between sky map, calendar, and search

Perfect for


• Identifying stars, planets, and constellations
• Tracking meteor showers, eclipses, oppositions, and conjunctions
• Planning observation sessions and astrophotography
• Learning astronomy in a clear, visual way

Sky Tonight free app


Sky Tonight is free to download and use. All space objects, constellations, planets, and sky events are available without Premium.
Premium Access only removes interface limitations, unlocks all items in Visible Tonight, Calendar, and Search, and removes ads.


Start exploring the sky


Download Sky Tonight and discover the universe above you — tonight and every night.
Discover Stars and Planets: Live Map Shows Current Constellations in Full Detail
Updated on
Jul 7, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    App activity and App info and performance
  • This app may collect these data types
    App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

84.4K reviews
Avery Ludick (Birdy)
February 25, 2026
This app is amazing!!! I love it so much! It let's you see all the stars, planets, moons and constellations around you in real time and all the information about them! It doesn't need wifi and you can skip ads really quickly!! That, with the music and visual, makes it's a perfect app for winding down and relaxing!!! 🌙🌟🌃
75 people found this review helpful
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Elliot Brown
February 20, 2022
My favorite star app. I love that you can click on the stars and learn more info on the spot, love that you can adjust the brightness, and I even love the camera mode. I wish there was a way to turn it off and on more easier (the central button in the corner is confusing with that LOL) but otherwise this app is amazing. You can even follow the time track of any celestial body to see at what point in the sky it will be in (x) hours. I could go on forever!! LOVE this app!!! <33
544 people found this review helpful
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Leigh-Ann Smith
October 31, 2026
I LOVE THIS APP! I've been using Sky Tonight awhile for free, but decided to purchase the Lifetime Premium Access just today. Tonight I'll be able to see the Halloween Fireballs 🎃 This is the perfect App if you're new to gazing or to teach kids all kinds of really cool stuff. All you have to do is open the App and start moving your phone around. It will show you where stars, constellations & their names, and satellites are in the sky. This would be super neat paired with a nice telescope.
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What’s new

We’re getting ready for the big sky shows around August 12: the solar eclipse, the Perseids, and a beautiful planet alignment. Track them all with Sky Tonight!

We’ve also made a few fixes and improvements. Update the app and keep looking up!