Tonight's sky over Calgary: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Calgary, Canada tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:20 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:20 to 06:30 (sunset 18:30, sunrise 08:20).
- Jupiter — visible 03:00–07:40, highest at 07:40, 50° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:00–05:00, highest at 00:00, 40° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 02:10–07:40, highest at 07:40, 55° up in the south.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 17:30, sets 08:00. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 06:19 — from the west to the east, up to 78°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 29° up in the east around 01:25.
Computed for Calgary (51.05, -114.09) 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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