What's in the sky tonight in Houston
Houston, United States · 29.76° N, 95.38° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Houston's clock (America/Chicago, GMT-5). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:41, rises 07:29 (dark enough for the bright stars 19:06 to 07:06)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 17:37, sets 06:54
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:56
- Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:16
- Saturn: up 19:06 to 05:06, highest in the S around 23:46 (62°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 69× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:51, 84° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:36, 54° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 07:06, 76° up in the SE
Live: tonight's sky over Houston
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.