What's in the sky tonight in Visakhapatnam

Visakhapatnam, India · 17.69° N, 83.29° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:29, rises 05:53 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:51 to 05:31)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 96% lit · rises 16:03, sets 04:46
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:51
  • Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:11
  • Saturn: up 17:51 to 03:51, highest in the S around 22:21 (74°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 8.4× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:36, 83° up in the N
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:21, 66° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:31, 77° up in the E

Live: tonight's sky over Visakhapatnam

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