What's in the sky tonight in Delhi

Delhi, India · 28.67° N, 77.22° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:42, rises 06:28 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:11 to 06:06)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:22, sets 05:21
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:01
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:21
  • Saturn: up 18:11 to 04:11, highest in the S around 22:51 (63°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 17.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 41× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:56, 86° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:41, 55° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:06, 77° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Delhi

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