What's in the sky tonight in Krasnodar

Krasnodar, Russia · 45.03° N, 38.98° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:24, rises 06:52 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:59 to 06:24)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:15, sets 05:51
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:49
  • Mars: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 00:59
  • Saturn: up 17:59 to 04:09, highest in the S around 22:49 (46°)
Space station
next visible pass Sun 06:04: look NW, it climbs to 29° and sets in the ENE · 6 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 27× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:59, 69° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:44, 39° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:24, 64° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Krasnodar

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