What's in the sky tonight in Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli, India · 10.83° N, 78.69° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:53, rises 06:05 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:15 to 05:45)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:25, sets 05:01
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:15
  • Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:35
  • Saturn: up 18:15 to 04:05, highest in the S around 22:45 (81°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:15
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 5.9× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:45, 77° up in the N
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:45, 73° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:45, 73° up in the ENE

Live: tonight's sky over Tiruchirappalli

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