What's in the sky tonight in Sendai

Sendai, Japan · 38.27° N, 140.87° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 16:46, rises 05:55 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:16 to 05:31)
Moon
Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 15:53, sets 05:46
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:06
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:26
  • Saturn: up 17:16 to 03:16, highest in the S around 21:56 (53°)
Space station
next visible pass Mon 05:09: look N, it climbs to 10° and sets in the NNE · 1 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 11× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:16, 76° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:01, 46° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:31, 70° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Sendai

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