What's in the sky tonight in Surat

Surat, India · 21.20° N, 72.84° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Surat's clock (Asia/Kolkata, GMT+5:30). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:07, rises 06:38 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:33 to 06:18)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:44, sets 05:33
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:23
  • Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:53
  • Saturn: up 18:33 to 04:23, highest in the S around 23:03 (70°)
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 02:18, 87° up in the NNW
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:03, 63° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:18, 79° up in the E

Live: tonight's sky over Surat

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