Tonight, September 26, 2025, you likely saw the First Quarter Moon in the sky, which is showing off its features. Additionally, the zodiacal light—a faint, cone-shaped glow caused by sunlight scattering off dust in the plane of the solar system—should be visible in the east before sunrise if you had a clear eastern horizon and a dark sky. This glow appears to rise through the constellations Leo, Cancer, and Gemini, where the bright planet Jupiter shines prominently. Jupiter, at magnitude -2.1, outshines the brightest stars in Gemini, Castor and Pollux. Saturn is also visible for most of the night, roughly opposite to the Sun, and Neptune can be seen faintly with binoculars. Mars is very low near the horizon after sunset, and Venus is visible just before sunrise but close to the Sun. Summary:
- First Quarter Moon visible tonight
- Zodiacal light visible before dawn in the east
- Bright Jupiter shining in Gemini
- Saturn visible most of the night
- Neptune visible faintly with binoculars
- Mars very low near horizon after sunset
- Venus visible before sunrise near the horizon
This sky event information applies for many locations in the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and North America, with slight variations by location.
