🌌 Night Sky This Week: Through October 31st, 2025 🌠

Whether you’re an early riser 🌅 or a night owl 🦉, the night sky this week has plenty of magic in store. From glowing planets to sparkling constellations, there’s always something worth a look. (Coffee optional ☕).

🌌 Evening & Night Sky

Mercury will start peeking above the horizon after sunset in the southwest, reaching its greatest elongation on October 29th — its best evening appearance of the year! 🌆 Look low and bright about 30 minutes after sunset. To its right, Mars 🔴 glimmers faintly, so grab your binoculars for a better view.

By around 10 PM, Saturn 🪐 shines high in the southern sky in Pisces ♓, golden and steady, reaching its nightly peak. Just below Saturn lies the bright star Fomalhaut, one of autumn’s signature sights — sometimes called “the lonely star” because it shines alone in the southern sky.

The Moon begins the week as a thin crescent 🌙 near the red star Antares (the “heart” of Scorpius) on October 24-25, then brightens through the week, reaching first quarter on October 29th. By Halloween 🎃, a bright waxing gibbous Moon glows near Saturn and Fomalhaut — a beautiful pairing to end the month!

✨ Morning Sky

Early risers are rewarded with Venus 🌄, the brilliant Morning Star, glowing in Virgo ♍ about 7 AM — dazzling until sunrise.

Nearby, Jupiter 🌠 shines high in Gemini ♊, near the twin stars Pollux (golden 🟡) and Castor (blue white 🔵). This time of year, Jupiter is a true show-off — visible in both the early morning and late at night. Around midnight, look east and you’ll see it climbing higher each hour, glowing brighter than any star.

🌠 Constellations

The Dippers never disappoint. The Big Dipper sits low and level on the northern horizon. Draw a line from the two stars in its bowl, and you’ll land on Polaris, the North Star ✨.

So grab a chair 🪑, step outside 🚪, and look up 👆 — the universe is putting on a free show this week! 🌌