What's in the sky tonight in Lyon

Lyon, France · 45.76° N, 4.85° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Lyon's clock (Europe/Paris, GMT+2). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:39, rises 07:10 (dark enough for the bright stars 19:10 to 06:40)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 17:33, sets 06:16
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 02:00
  • Mars: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 02:20
  • Saturn: up 19:10 to 04:20, highest in the S around 00:10 (46°)
Space station
next visible pass Sun 05:35: look WNW, 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 18.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 31× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:10, 68° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:10, 38° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:40, 63° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Lyon

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