What's in the sky tonight in Rajkot

Rajkot, India · 22.29° N, 70.79° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 18:15, rises 06:47 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:41 to 06:26)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:51, sets 05:42
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:31
  • Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:51
  • Saturn: up 18:41 to 04:31, highest in the S around 23:11 (69°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 7× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:26, 88° up in the NNW
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:11, 62° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:26, 78° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Rajkot

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