Stargazing in St. Louis, MO

Local time 8:18 am CST 38.64° N, 90.24° W Forecast: National Weather Service
Location reference: St. Louis, Missouri

United States · America/Chicago · 38.6357, -90.2446

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

Weather data is getting old. Last refreshed Sat, Nov 14 · 5:10 am. Treat the cloud forecast as a rough guide.
Tonight in St. Louis

Weather detail is limited for this night

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

Dark6:20 pm – 5:11 am
Cloud5%
Moon29% lit
Astronomical darkness10 hr 51 minAstronomical
Moonless darkness8 hr 12 min71% unlit
Feels like33°FWind 2 mph
Forecast retrieved5:10 amData: National Weather Service

Tonight's reasoning

Every point accounted for
  • neutralAging, incomplete or coarse forecast data cannot support a detailed observing recommendation.
  • positive10 h 51 min of astronomical darkness.
  • neutralThe Moon is 29% lit and above the horizon for 2 h 40 min, leaving 8 h 12 min moonless.

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Cloud samples through the observing night

Clear

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.

Read the forecast samples as a table
Local timeCloudTemperatureWind
Sat 19:00 CST2%39°F2 mph
Sat 20:00 CST3%37°F1 mph
Sat 21:00 CST3%36°F1 mph
Sat 22:00 CST2%35°F1 mph
Sat 23:00 CST2%34°F1 mph
Sun 00:00 CST2%33°F1 mph
Sun 01:00 CST7%32°F1 mph
Sun 02:00 CST7%31°F1 mph
Sun 03:00 CST8%30°F1 mph
Sun 04:00 CST6%30°F1 mph
Sun 05:00 CST7%29°F2 mph

Planets from dusk to dawn

Sun at least 6° below the horizon
Mars well placed · S · 66° · 6:13 am
Jupiter well placed · S · 65° · 6:13 am
Saturn well placed · S · 52° · 8:46 pm
Venus low in the sky · ESE · 21° · 6:13 am
Mercury low in the sky · ESE · 11° · 6:13 am

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 · 67°

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

Betelgeuse · above 15° Orion · ESE · 43°

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

Polaris · above 15° Ursa Minor · N · 39°

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

Deneb · above 15° Cygnus · NW · 21°

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

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About this forecast

Astronomy is calculated for St. Louis at 38.6357° N, 90.2446° W. Weather comes from National Weather Service. 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 · 4:40 am. Sources and forecast limitations.

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