What's in the sky tonight in Kota

Kota, India · 25.18° N, 75.83° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:52, rises 06:30 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:16 to 06:11)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:29, sets 05:24
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:06
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:36
  • Saturn: up 18:16 to 04:16, highest in the S around 22:56 (66°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 9.9× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:01, 89° up in the SSE
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:46, 59° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:11, 79° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Kota

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