What's in the sky tonight in Saitama

Saitama, Japan · 35.86° N, 139.65° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Saitama's clock (Asia/Tokyo, GMT+9). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 16:54, rises 05:57 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:21 to 05:31)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 16:01, sets 05:46
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:11
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:31
  • Saturn: up 17:21 to 03:21, highest in the S around 22:01 (56°)
Space station
next visible pass Wed 05:11: look N, it climbs to 11° and sets in the NE · 2 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 23× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:21, 78° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:06, 48° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:31, 72° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Saitama

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