What's in the sky tonight in Shymkent

Shymkent, Kazakhstan · 42.30° N, 69.60° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Shymkent's clock (Asia/Almaty, GMT+5). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:26, rises 06:45 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:56 to 06:21)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:13, sets 05:38
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:46
  • Mars: high up in the SSE before dawn, from about 01:06
  • Saturn: up 17:56 to 04:06, highest in the S around 22:46 (49°)
Space station
next visible pass Mon 05:45: look NW, it climbs to 19° and sets in the ENE · 5 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 5.6× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:56, 72° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:41, 42° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:21, 67° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Shymkent

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