What's in the sky tonight in Fukuoka
Fukuoka, Japan · 33.59° N, 130.40° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Fukuoka's clock (Asia/Tokyo, GMT+9). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:33, rises 06:31 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:03 to 06:08)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:42, sets 06:21
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:53
- Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:13
- Saturn: up 18:03 to 04:03, highest in the S around 22:43 (58°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 16× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:48, 81° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:33, 50° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:08, 74° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Fukuoka
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.