What's in the sky tonight in Meerut

Meerut, India · 28.98° N, 77.71° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:40, rises 06:26 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:09 to 06:04)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:19, sets 05:19
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:59
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:19
  • Saturn: up 18:09 to 04:09, highest in the S around 22:49 (62°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 11× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:54, 85° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:39, 55° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:04, 76° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Meerut

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