What's in the sky tonight in Bidhannagar
Bidhannagar, India · 22.58° N, 88.42° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Bidhannagar's clock (Asia/Kolkata, GMT+5:30). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:04, rises 05:36 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:31 to 05:16)
- Moon
- Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 15:39, sets 04:29
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:21
- Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 00:41
- Saturn: up 17:31 to 03:21, highest in the S around 22:01 (69°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 26× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:16, 88° up in the NNW
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:01, 62° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:16, 78° up in the ESE
Live: tonight's sky over Bidhannagar
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.