What's in the sky tonight in Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur, India · 26.76° N, 83.37° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:20, rises 06:01 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:46 to 05:41)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 15:58, sets 04:54
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:36
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 00:56
  • Saturn: up 17:46 to 03:46, highest in the S around 22:26 (65°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 8.8× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:31, 87° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:16, 57° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:41, 78° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Gorakhpur

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