What's in the sky tonight in Bhilai
Bhilai, India · 21.21° N, 81.38° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Bhilai's clock (Asia/Kolkata, GMT+5:30). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:33, rises 06:03 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:59 to 05:44)
- Moon
- Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:09, sets 04:57
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:49
- Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:19
- Saturn: up 17:59 to 03:49, highest in the S around 22:29 (70°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 12× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:44, 87° up in the NNW
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:29, 63° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:44, 79° up in the E
Live: tonight's sky over Bhilai
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.