What's in the sky tonight in Rourkela

Rourkela, India · 22.25° N, 84.88° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:18, rises 05:50 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:45 to 05:30)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 15:54, sets 04:44
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:35
  • Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 00:55
  • Saturn: up 17:45 to 03:35, highest in the S around 22:15 (69°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 4.6× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:30, 88° up in the NNW
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:15, 62° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:30, 78° up in the E

Live: tonight's sky over Rourkela

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