What's in the sky tonight in Kyoto

Kyoto, Japan · 35.01° N, 135.77° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:10, rises 06:11 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:36 to 05:46)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:18, sets 06:01
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:26
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:46
  • Saturn: up 17:36 to 03:36, highest in the S around 22:16 (56°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 15× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:36, 79° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:21, 49° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:46, 73° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Kyoto

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