Tonight's sky over Cusco: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Cusco, Peru tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 19:10 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 19:10 to 04:10 (sunset 17:50, sunrise 05:20).
- Jupiter — visible 02:20–04:50, highest at 04:50, 44° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 18:10–03:20, highest at 22:10, 75° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 18:10–18:20, highest at 18:10, 12° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 01:50–04:50, highest at 04:50, 48° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 16:40, sets 04:40. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS: no visible pass tonight — the next ones this week.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 21° up in the north-east around 23:40.
Computed for Cusco (-13.53, -71.97) 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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