Tonight's sky over Bloemfontein: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Bloemfontein, South Africa tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:00 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:00 to 04:10 (sunset 18:40, sunrise 05:30).
- Jupiter — visible 03:10–05:00, highest at 05:00, 31° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:00–03:50, highest at 22:40, 60° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 19:00–19:10, highest at 19:00, 12° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 02:50–05:00, highest at 05:00, 33° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 17:00, sets 04:40. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 20:42 — from the south to the east, up to 24°.
Computed for Bloemfontein (-29.12, 26.21) 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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