Tonight's sky over Belfast: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Belfast, United Kingdom tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 2 ISS passes, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:10 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:10 to 05:20 (sunset 18:10, sunrise 07:20).
- Jupiter — visible 01:50–06:30, highest at 06:30, 47° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:00–03:40, highest at 23:50, 37° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 01:50–06:30, highest at 06:30, 52° up in the south.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 17:10, sets 06:30. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 04:33 — from the south-west to the east, up to 47°.
- ISS 06:09 — from the west to the south-east, up to 44°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 28° up in the east around 01:15.
Computed for Belfast (54.60, -5.93) 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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