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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
26.0 km
Forecast for 23:00
Moon Tonight
3.6°
Waxing Gibbous
Planets Up
1
Above horizon at 23:00
Aurora
Elevated
Possible visually from dark locations · Kp 5.3
Sunset
21:04
Local forecast data
Sunrise
05:11
Tomorrow's daylight starts
Best Viewing
Pluto
Highest at 23:00
Updated
07:46
21 Jul 2026
Where To Look In The Sky From Sunset To Sunrise
21:04
NKingston
NEEpsom
Banstead
EReigate
Redhill
SEGatwick
Horley
SDorking
Holmbury St Mary
SWWoking
West Byfleet
WCobham
Oxshott
NWEsher
Hinchley Wood
Pluto
Moon
21:04 to 05:11

This animated chart shows the expected positions of the Moon and planets from sunset at 21:04 to sunrise at 05:11. 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 8.2° · SE towards Gatwick
In Capricornus
Moon
Moon · Very bright · Potentially visible
Alt 3.6° · SW towards Guildford
In Virgo
Right Now In The Sky
Object Status now Direction Alt Az Brightness
Uranus Above horizon, daylight SE / Gatwick 55.0° 141.8° Very faint
Mars Above horizon, daylight SE / Gatwick 51.0° 124.4° Easily visible
Saturn Above horizon, daylight SW / Guildford 37.6° 213.2° Easily visible
Neptune Above horizon, daylight SW / Guildford 30.9° 222.9° Very faint
Mercury Above horizon, daylight E / Reigate 28.2° 96.2° Faint
Sun Above horizon E / Reigate 21.8° 84.1° Very bright
Jupiter Above horizon, daylight E / Reigate 17.2° 79.9° Bright
Venus Below horizon NE / Epsom -13.6° 57.9° Very bright
Pluto Below horizon W / Cobham -19.0° 256.7° Very faint
Moon Below horizon NE / Epsom -50.7° 27.0° Very bright

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: 07:46, 21 Jul 2026.


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