What's in the sky tonight in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad, India · 23.02° N, 72.58° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Ahmedabad's clock (Asia/Kolkata, GMT+5:30). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:07, rises 06:40 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:34 to 06:19)
- Moon
- Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:44, sets 05:36
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:24
- Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:44
- Saturn: up 18:34 to 04:24, highest in the S around 23:04 (68°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 18× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:19, 89° up in the NW
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:04, 61° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:19, 78° up in the ESE
Live: tonight's sky over Ahmedabad
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.