What's in the sky tonight in Ludhiana

Ludhiana, India · 30.91° N, 75.85° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:45, rises 06:35 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:11 to 06:11)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:26, sets 05:29
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:01
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:21
  • Saturn: up 18:11 to 04:11, highest in the S around 22:51 (61°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 12× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:56, 83° up in the SSE
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:56, 53° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:11, 75° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Ludhiana

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