What's in the sky tonight in Hiroshima

Hiroshima, Japan · 34.38° N, 132.46° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Hiroshima's clock (Asia/Tokyo, GMT+9). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:24, rises 06:24 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:55 to 06:00)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:32, sets 06:14
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:45
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:05
  • Saturn: up 17:55 to 03:55, highest in the S around 22:35 (57°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 7.9× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:40, 80° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:25, 50° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:00, 73° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Hiroshima

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