What's in the sky tonight in Patna

Patna, India · 25.61° N, 85.14° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:14, rises 05:53 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:39 to 05:34)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 15:51, sets 04:45
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:29
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 00:59
  • Saturn: up 17:39 to 03:39, highest in the S around 22:19 (66°)
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 01:24, 89° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:09, 58° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:34, 78° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Patna

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