What's in the sky tonight in Calgary
Calgary, Canada · 51.05° N, 114.06° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Calgary's clock (America/Edmonton, GMT-6). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:24, rises 08:16 (dark enough for the bright stars 19:01 to 07:46)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 17:27, sets 07:50
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 02:51
- Mars: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 02:01
- Saturn: up 19:01 to 05:11, highest in the S around 00:01 (40°)
- Space station
- next visible pass Sun 06:19: look W, it climbs to 78° and sets in the E · 7 min · bright, easy to see
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 31× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 03:16, 63° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:01, 33° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 07:46, 58° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Calgary
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.