What's in the sky tonight in Mersin

Mersin, Türkiye · 36.80° N, 34.62° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:53, rises 06:58 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:21 to 06:36)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:40, sets 05:58
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 02:11
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:31
  • Saturn: up 18:21 to 04:31, highest in the S around 23:11 (55°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 16× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:21, 77° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:06, 47° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:36, 71° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Mersin

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