What's in the sky tonight in Bikaner

Bikaner, India · 28.02° N, 73.32° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Bikaner's clock (Asia/Kolkata, GMT+5:30). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:59, rises 06:42 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:26 to 06:21)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:38, sets 05:37
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:16
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:36
  • Saturn: up 18:26 to 04:26, highest in the S around 23:06 (63°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 7.1× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:11, 86° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:56, 56° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:21, 77° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Bikaner

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