What's in the sky tonight in San Diego
San Diego, United States · 32.72° N, 117.16° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are San Diego's clock (America/Los_Angeles, GMT-7). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:05, rises 07:00 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:33 to 06:38)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 17:03, sets 06:29
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:23
- Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:43
- Saturn: up 18:33 to 04:33, highest in the S around 23:13 (59°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 25× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:18, 81° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:03, 51° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:38, 75° up in the SE
Live: tonight's sky over San Diego
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.