Tonight's sky over Buenos Aires: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Buenos Aires, Argentina tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 2 ISS passes, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:50 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:50 to 04:30 (sunset 19:20, sunrise 06:00).
- Jupiter — visible 04:00–05:30, highest at 05:30, 26° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:50–04:20, highest at 23:20, 54° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 19:50–19:50, highest at 19:50, 11° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 03:40–05:30, highest at 05:30, 28° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 18:00, sets 05:20. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 20:18 — from the south to the east, up to 17°.
- ISS 21:54 — from the south-west to the north-east, up to 52°.
Computed for Buenos Aires (-34.60, -58.38) 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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