What's in the sky tonight in Sofia

Sofia, Bulgaria · 42.70° N, 23.32° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Sofia's clock (Europe/Sofia, GMT+3). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:30, rises 06:51 (dark enough for the bright stars 19:01 to 06:26)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 17:21, sets 05:54
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 02:51
  • Mars: high up in the SSE before dawn, from about 02:11
  • Saturn: up 19:01 to 04:11, highest in the S around 23:51 (49°)
Space station
next visible pass Sun 05:01: look NW, it climbs to 18° and sets in the NE · 5 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 14× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 03:01, 71° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:46, 41° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:26, 66° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Sofia

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