What's in the sky tonight in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · 3.15° N, 101.69° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Kuala Lumpur's clock (Asia/Kuala_Lumpur, GMT+8). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:58, rises 06:56 (dark enough for the bright stars 19:23 to 06:38)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 18:10, sets 06:41
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 03:13
  • Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:43
  • Saturn: up 19:23 to 05:03, highest in the SSE around 23:33 (88°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 19:23
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 51× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:38, 69° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 06:38, 32° up in the S
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:38, 81° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Kuala Lumpur

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