Stargazing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Local time 06:35 EST 43.71° N, 79.40° W Forecast: MET Norway
Location reference: Toronto, Ontario

Canada · America/Toronto · 43.7064, -79.3986

Use this city or town reference for local sky planning. Check access, light pollution and the horizon at your chosen observing site. Location source.

Tonight in Toronto

Weather detail is limited for this night

Forecast pending
—of 100

Weather detail is limited for this night. Moon and darkness times are still useful for planning; check back for the cloud forecast.

Dark18:33 – 05:31
Cloud95%
Moon21% lit
Astronomical darkness10 hr 58 minAstronomical
Moonless darkness9 hr 37 min79% unlit
Feels like—Wind 17 km/h
Forecast retrieved06:00Data: MET Norway

Tonight's reasoning

Every point accounted for
  • neutralAging, incomplete or coarse forecast data cannot support a detailed observing recommendation.
  • positive10 h 58 min of astronomical darkness.
  • positiveThe Moon is 21% lit and above the horizon for 1 h 21 min, leaving 9 h 37 min moonless.

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Cloud samples through the observing night

Overcast

Forecast samples are 60 minutes apart at the coarsest point shown. Missing values are not clear skies. Coarse or incomplete data does not produce a detailed observing recommendation.

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Local timeCloudTemperatureWind
Sat 05:00 EST95%2°C17 km/h

Planets from dusk to dawn

Sun at least 6° below the horizon
Mars well placed · SSE · 61° · 06:11
Jupiter well placed · SSE · 60° · 06:11
Saturn well placed · S · 47° · 21:19
Venus low in the sky · ESE · 14° · 06:11
Mercury Below a useful altitude

These are geometric opportunities in evening, night or morning twilight, subject to weather. We require an altitude of at least 10°. Terrain and buildings can block the view.

Stars to find by eye

No telescope required
Capella · above 15° Auriga · ENE · 69°

A golden star in the constellation Auriga. Use the listed direction and altitude for this location.

Polaris · above 15° Ursa Minor · N · 44°

Find the two stars at the end of the Big Dipper bowl; follow that line north. Polaris sits almost still while the sky turns.

Betelgeuse · above 15° Orion · SE · 40°

The orange shoulder of Orion. Look below it for three stars in a short, straight line.

Deneb · above 15° Cygnus · NW · 25°

The tail of Cygnus the Swan and the faintest corner of the Summer Triangle.

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Moon and darkness use local astronomical calculations. Weather becomes less reliable further out. Scores are withheld for old, incomplete or coarse forecasts.

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About this forecast

Astronomy is calculated for Toronto at 43.7064° N, 79.3986° W. Weather comes from MET Norway. A city forecast cannot resolve every mountain, fog bank or nearby floodlight. Calculated times use a modelled horizon and are approximate.

Provider issue time: Sat, Nov 14 · 04:20. Sources and forecast limitations.

Location: Location source record. Reference checked 2026-10-22.

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