Tonight's sky over Edinburgh: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Edinburgh, United Kingdom tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 2 ISS passes, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:00 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:00 to 05:00 (sunset 18:00, sunrise 07:10).
- Jupiter — visible 01:30–06:20, highest at 06:20, 46° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 18:50–03:30, highest at 23:40, 35° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 01:40–06:20, highest at 06:20, 51° up in the south.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 16:50, sets 06:20. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 04:33 — from the south-west to the east, up to 38°.
- ISS 06:10 — from the west to the south-east, up to 32°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 27° up in the east around 01:00.
Computed for Edinburgh (55.95, -3.19) 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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