What's in the sky tonight in Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don, Russia · 47.22° N, 39.71° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Rostov-on-Don's clock (Europe/Moscow, GMT+3). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:17, rises 06:53 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:51 to 06:26)
- Moon
- Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:10, sets 05:52
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:41
- Mars: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 00:51
- Saturn: up 17:51 to 04:01, highest in the S around 22:51 (44°)
- Space station
- next visible pass Sun 06:03: look WNW, it climbs to 43° and sets in the E · 7 min · bright, easy to see
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 18× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:51, 67° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:51, 37° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:26, 62° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Rostov-on-Don
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