What's in the sky tonight in Kobe

Kobe, Japan · 34.69° N, 135.19° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:13, rises 06:13 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:39 to 05:49)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:21, sets 06:03
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:29
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:49
  • Saturn: up 17:39 to 03:39, highest in the S around 22:19 (57°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 17× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:39, 79° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:24, 49° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:49, 73° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Kobe

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