What's in the sky tonight in Almaty

Almaty, Kazakhstan · 43.24° N, 76.92° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Almaty's clock (Asia/Almaty, GMT+5). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 16:55, rises 06:17 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:27 to 05:52)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 15:43, sets 05:09
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:17
  • Mars: high up in the SSE before dawn, from about 00:37
  • Saturn: up 17:27 to 03:37, highest in the S around 22:17 (48°)
Space station
next visible pass Sun 04:57: look NW, it climbs to 19° and sets in the NE · 5 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 15× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:27, 71° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:12, 41° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:52, 66° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Almaty

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