What's in the sky tonight in Sapporo

Sapporo, Japan · 43.06° N, 141.35° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 16:36, rises 06:01 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:09 to 05:34)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 15:44, sets 05:53
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:59
  • Mars: high up in the SSE before dawn, from about 00:09
  • Saturn: up 17:09 to 03:09, highest in the S around 21:59 (48°)
Space station
next visible pass Mon 05:06: look NW, it climbs to 22° and sets in the ENE · 5 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 25× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:09, 71° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 02:54, 41° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:34, 66° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Sapporo

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