Tonight's sky over Gothenburg: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Gothenburg, Sweden 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 17:50, sunrise 07:10).
- Jupiter — visible 02:30–06:20, highest at 06:20, 44° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 18:50–03:20, highest at 23:40, 34° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 01:40–06:20, highest at 06:20, 49° up in the south.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 16:50, sets 06:20. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 04:00 — from the south-west to the east, up to 25°.
- ISS 05:36 — from the south-west to the south-east, up to 28°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 27° up in the east around 01:00.
Computed for Gothenburg (57.71, 11.97) 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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