Any date, any place
What Did the Sky Look Like on Your Date?
Enter a place and a date, and we'll show you the stars or the moon exactly as they were that night. It's free to try.
No time? We'll use 10:00 PM.
Why every night is different
No Two Nights Look the Same
The sky changes every night. The stars shift with the seasons and turn slowly through the hours, and the moon goes from new to full and back again about once a month. So the sky on the night you were born, or the night you got married, only looked that way for a few hours, over that one place.
Choose the stars and you'll see a star map of the exact sky above your place, with the constellations where they really were, worked out from real astronomical data. Choose the moon and you'll see its exact phase that night, how much of it was lit and how many days old it was, shown using NASA photographs of the lunar surface.
Most people start with a date that means something: a birthday, a wedding, an anniversary, the night they met someone or the night they lost someone. If you'd like to know more first, read about what the night sky looked like when you were born, or find out what moon phase it was.
Frequently asked
Questions and Answers
Yes. Seeing your stars or moon costs nothing, and you don't need an account. You only pay if you decide to order a print.
Yes. Enter the place you were born and your date of birth, and add the time if you know it. You'll see the stars exactly as they were above you that night.
Very. The position of every star and the phase of the moon are worked out from real astronomical data for the place and date you choose, and for the stars, the time as well.
Leave it blank and we'll show the stars at 10:00 PM. The moon barely changes over a single day, so it only needs a date and a place.
Any date from 1900 to 2100, so you can see the sky from a grandparent's birthday, or from a date that hasn't happened yet.
The stars you can see depend on where you're standing, so the sky over New York looks completely different from the sky over Sydney. The moon's phase is the same everywhere, but it looks turned a different way depending on where you are.
Yes. Your sky opens in our design tool, where you can add names and a message, choose your colors and style, and order it as a poster, framed print or canvas.
More questions? Read our full FAQ
