What's in the sky tonight in Astana

Astana, Kazakhstan · 51.13° N, 71.43° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:03, rises 06:54 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:39 to 06:24)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 15:57, sets 05:45
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 01:29
  • Mars: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 00:39
  • Saturn: up 17:39 to 03:49, highest in the S around 22:39 (40°)
Space station
next visible pass Sun 04:55: look W, it climbs to 80° and sets in the E · 7 min · bright, easy to see
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 51× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:54, 63° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:39, 33° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:24, 58° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Astana

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