What's in the sky tonight in Moradabad

Moradabad, India · 28.84° N, 78.78° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:36, rises 06:22 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:04 to 05:59)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:15, sets 05:15
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:54
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:14
  • Saturn: up 18:04 to 04:04, highest in the S around 22:44 (63°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 5.9× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:49, 85° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:34, 55° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:59, 76° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Moradabad

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