What's in the sky tonight in Kanpur

Kanpur, India · 26.47° N, 80.33° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:32, rises 06:13 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:58 to 05:53)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:10, sets 05:06
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:48
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:08
  • Saturn: up 17:58 to 03:58, highest in the S around 22:38 (65°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 13× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:43, 88° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:28, 58° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:53, 78° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Kanpur

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