What's in the sky tonight in Bishkek
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan · 42.87° N, 74.57° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Bishkek's clock (Asia/Bishkek, GMT+6). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:05, rises 07:26 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:36 to 07:01)
- Moon
- Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:53, sets 06:18
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 02:26
- Mars: high up in the SSE before dawn, from about 01:46
- Saturn: up 18:36 to 04:46, highest in the S around 23:26 (49°)
- Space station
- next visible pass Sun 05:56: look NW, it climbs to 18° and sets in the NE · 5 min · low; look for a steady moving light
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 7.8× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:36, 71° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:21, 41° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 07:01, 66° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Bishkek
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