What's in the sky tonight in Medina

Medina, Saudi Arabia · 24.47° N, 39.61° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Medina's clock (Asia/Riyadh, GMT+3). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:47, rises 06:24 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:11 to 06:01)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:28, sets 05:24
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:11
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:31
  • Saturn: up 18:11 to 04:11, highest in the S around 22:51 (67°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 53× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:56, 90° up in the SSE
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:41, 60° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:01, 78° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Medina

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