What's in the sky tonight in Madurai

Madurai, India · 9.92° N, 78.12° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:56, rises 06:06 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:22 to 05:47)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:28, sets 05:02
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:12
  • Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:42
  • Saturn: up 18:22 to 04:12, highest in the S around 22:42 (81°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:22
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 4.3× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:52, 76° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:47, 26° up in the S
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:37, 74° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Madurai

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