Tonight's sky over Anchorage: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Anchorage, United States tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 2 ISS passes, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:50 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:50 to 06:50 (sunset 18:20, sunrise 09:10).
- Jupiter — visible 03:10–08:20, highest at 08:20, 42° up in the south.
- Saturn — visible 19:40–05:00, highest at 00:20, 30° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 02:10–08:20, highest at 08:20, 46° up in the south.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 17:30, sets 09:10. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 05:51 — from the south-west to the south-east, up to 16°.
- ISS 07:27 — from the south-west to the south-east, up to 16°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 27° up in the east around 01:50.
Computed for Anchorage (61.22, -149.90) from the real positions of the Sun, Moon and planets and the current NORAD orbit of the ISS. Planets count once they are 10° above the horizon after dusk. Times are local.
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