What's in the sky tonight in Durgapur

Durgapur, India · 23.55° N, 87.32° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:07, rises 05:42 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:30 to 05:20)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 15:43, sets 04:34
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:30
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 00:50
  • Saturn: up 17:30 to 03:30, highest in the S around 22:10 (68°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 8.2× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:15, 89° up in the NNE
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:00, 61° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:20, 78° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Durgapur

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