What's in the sky tonight in Rome

Rome, Italy · 41.89° N, 12.48° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 18:15, rises 06:33 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:45 to 06:10)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 17:06, sets 05:38
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 02:35
  • Mars: high up in the SSE before dawn, from about 01:55
  • Saturn: up 18:45 to 03:55, highest in the S around 23:35 (50°)
Space station
next visible pass Sun 05:37: look NW, it climbs to 17° and sets in the NE · 5 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 48× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:45, 72° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:30, 42° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:10, 67° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Rome

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