What's in the sky tonight in London
London, United Kingdom · 51.51° N, 0.13° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are London's clock (Europe/London, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:48, rises 06:41 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:25 to 06:10)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:46, sets 05:49
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 01:15
- Mars: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 01:25
- Saturn: up 18:25 to 03:35, highest in the S around 23:25 (40°)
- Space station
- next visible pass Sun 04:33: look W, it climbs to 87° and sets in the E · 7 min · bright, easy to see
- 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
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:40, 63° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:25, 33° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:10, 58° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over London
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.