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Leatherhead Night Sky


Current and tonight's sky over Leatherhead.

See what is visible in the sky above Leatherhead tonight, including the Moon, bright planets and local viewing conditions. Cloud cover and visibility are taken into account to help show what you are most likely to see.

Aurora possibility tonight Increased geomagnetic activity means there may be a chance of seeing or photographing the Northern Lights from dark locations in southern England tonight.
Sky quality tonight at 23:00
Good
Tonight's viewing conditions are rated as Good. The score takes account of darkness, cloud cover, visibility and moonlight.
Cloud 23:00
0%
Mostly clear
Visibility
32.4 km
Forecast for 23:00
Moon Tonight
-4.8°
Waning Crescent
Planets Up
3
Above horizon at 23:00
Aurora
Elevated
Possible visually from dark locations · Kp 5.7
Sunset
20:38
Local forecast data
Sunrise
05:36
Tomorrow's daylight starts
Best Viewing
Pluto
Highest at 23:00
Updated
18:00
7 Aug 2026
Where To Look In The Sky From Sunset To Sunrise
20:38
NKingston
NEEpsom
Banstead
EReigate
Redhill
SEGatwick
Horley
SDorking
Holmbury St Mary
SWWoking
West Byfleet
WCobham
Oxshott
NWEsher
Hinchley Wood
Pluto
Neptune
Saturn
20:38 to 05:36

This animated chart shows the expected positions of the Moon and planets from sunset at 20:38 to sunrise at 05:36. Objects near the centre are high overhead, while objects around the edge are close to the horizon. Town names are shown simply to help with directions from the Leatherhead area.

Best Things To See Tonight
Pluto
Planet · Very faint · Very faint
Alt 13.0° · S towards Dorking
In Capricornus
Neptune
Planet · Very faint · Very faint
Alt 7.7° · E towards Reigate
In Pisces
Saturn
Planet · Easily visible · Potentially visible
Alt 3.9° · E towards Reigate
In Pisces
Right Now In The Sky
Object Status now Direction Alt Az Brightness
Venus Above horizon, daylight SW / Guildford 31.8° 216.5° Very bright
Sun Above horizon W / Cobham 23.1° 267.5° Very bright
Jupiter Above horizon, daylight W / Cobham 20.7° 274.3° Bright
Mercury Above horizon, daylight W / Cobham 14.6° 284.5° Bright
Mars Above horizon, daylight NW / Weybridge 0.3° 310.2° Easily visible
Moon Below horizon NW / Weybridge -7.4° 330.9° Very bright
Uranus Below horizon NW / Weybridge -11.7° 329.2° Very faint
Pluto Below horizon E / Reigate -21.5° 100.4° Very faint
Saturn Below horizon N / Kingston -33.1° 19.9° Easily visible
Neptune Below horizon NE / Epsom -33.2° 32.5° Very faint

Direction shows where to look. Height shows how far above the horizon the object currently is. Brightness is shown in plain English rather than astronomy magnitude numbers.

About The Night Sky Guide

This page provides a simple guide to the night sky above Leatherhead and Bookham. It combines astronomical calculations, local weather conditions and space weather forecasts to give an indication of what may be visible. Aurora forecasts indicate the possibility of seeing the Northern Lights from Surrey. During weaker events, modern phones and cameras can often detect faint aurora displays that may be difficult to see with the naked eye.

Calculated for latitude 51.2964, longitude -0.3297, elevation 55 m. Page checked: 18:00, 7 Aug 2026.