What's in the sky tonight in Jerusalem

Jerusalem, Israel · 31.78° N, 35.23° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Jerusalem's clock (Asia/Jerusalem, GMT+3). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:57, rises 05:49 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:24 to 05:29)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:41, sets 04:50
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:14
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:34
  • Saturn: up 18:24 to 03:24, highest in the S around 23:04 (60°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 26× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:09, 82° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:09, 52° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:29, 75° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Jerusalem

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