What's in the sky tonight in Paris

Paris, France · 48.86° N, 2.35° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Paris's clock (Europe/Paris, GMT+2). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:44, rises 07:26 (dark enough for the bright stars 19:20 to 06:55)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 17:39, sets 06:32
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 02:10
  • Mars: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 02:20
  • Saturn: up 19:20 to 04:30, highest in the S around 00:20 (43°)
Space station
next visible pass Sun 05:34: look WNW, it climbs to 50° and sets in the ENE · 7 min · bright, easy to see
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 02:20, 65° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:20, 35° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:55, 60° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Paris

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