What's in the sky tonight in Cuttack

Cuttack, India · 20.45° N, 85.87° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:16, rises 05:45 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:41 to 05:26)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 15:51, sets 04:38
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:31
  • Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:01
  • Saturn: up 17:41 to 03:41, highest in the S around 22:11 (71°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 4.7× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:26, 86° up in the NNW
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:11, 64° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:26, 79° up in the E

Live: tonight's sky over Cuttack

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