What's in the sky tonight in Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, Russia · 59.95° N, 30.32° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Saint Petersburg's clock (Europe/Moscow, GMT+3). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:24, rises 08:02 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:08 to 07:23)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:29, sets 07:02
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 01:58
  • Mars: halfway up in the SSE before dawn, from about 00:58
  • Saturn: up 18:28 to 04:28, highest in the S around 23:28 (31°)
Space station
next visible pass Sun 06:02: look SW, it climbs to 20° and sets in the SE · 5 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 89× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:38, 54° up in the S
  2. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 07:23, 50° up in the S
  3. M 31 (Andromeda Galaxy), galaxy, magnitude 3.4: best around 23:23, 71° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Saint Petersburg

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