Neptune Tonight

Too faint for the naked eye, Neptune needs binoculars or a telescope and a finder chart, but it is up most of the night around opposition.

Tonight

Choose a location to see where Neptune is from your city tonight.

Upcoming Neptune events

Neptune at opposition

Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 01:08 UTC

01:08 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun

Wed, Mar 24, 2027, 22:57 UTC

22:57 UTC · magnitude 8.0
Mercury and Neptune close together

Sun, Apr 11, 2027, 18:15 UTC

18:15 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 1.0° apart
Venus and Neptune close together

Sat, Apr 24, 2027, 10:41 UTC

10:41 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.2° apart
Neptune at opposition

Tue, Sep 28, 2027, 13:48 UTC

13:48 UTC · magnitude 7.8