What's in the sky tonight in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, India · 30.73° N, 76.78° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:42, rises 06:32 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:07 to 06:07)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:22, sets 05:25
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:57
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:17
  • Saturn: up 18:07 to 04:07, highest in the S around 22:47 (61°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 11× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:52, 83° up in the SSE
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:52, 53° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:07, 75° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Chandigarh

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