What's in the sky tonight in Thane
Thane, India · 19.18° N, 72.96° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Thane's clock (Asia/Kolkata, GMT+5:30). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:09, rises 06:35 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:33 to 06:18)
- Moon
- Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:44, sets 05:31
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:33
- Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:53
- Saturn: up 18:33 to 04:33, highest in the S around 23:03 (72°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 17× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:18, 85° up in the N
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:03, 65° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:18, 79° up in the E
Live: tonight's sky over Thane
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.