What's in the sky tonight in Mangaluru

Mangaluru, India · 12.87° N, 74.84° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 18:07, rises 06:22 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:30 to 06:05)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:40, sets 05:18
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:30
  • Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:50
  • Saturn: up 18:30 to 04:20, highest in the S around 23:00 (79°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:30
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 4.2× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:00, 79° up in the N
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:00, 71° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:05, 76° up in the ENE

Live: tonight's sky over Mangaluru

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