What's in the sky tonight in Chennai

Chennai, India · 13.08° N, 80.28° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:45, rises 06:00 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:08 to 05:43)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:17, sets 04:55
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:08
  • Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:28
  • Saturn: up 18:08 to 03:58, highest in the S around 22:38 (78°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:08
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 14× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:38, 79° up in the N
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:38, 71° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:43, 76° up in the ENE

Live: tonight's sky over Chennai

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