What's in the sky tonight in Kabul

Kabul, Afghanistan · 34.53° N, 69.17° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Kabul's clock (Asia/Kabul, GMT+4:30). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:08, rises 06:07 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:38 to 05:43)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 15:51, sets 05:00
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:28
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:48
  • Saturn: up 17:38 to 03:38, highest in the S around 22:18 (57°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 5.4× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:23, 80° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:23, 50° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:43, 73° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Kabul

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