Tonight's sky over Christchurch: what to see, Sunday 25 October
What is up over Christchurch, New Zealand tonight (Sunday 25 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 22:00 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 22:00 to 04:40 (sunset 20:10, sunrise 06:30).
- Jupiter — visible 05:00–05:50, highest at 05:50, 18° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 20:40–04:50, highest at 23:50, 45° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 20:40–20:40, highest at 20:40, 11° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 04:40–05:50, highest at 05:50, 19° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 19:10, sets 05:50. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 21:35 — from the west to the north-east, up to 45°.
Computed for Christchurch (-43.53, 172.63) 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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