Tonight's sky over Lima: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Lima, Peru tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 19:20 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 19:20 to 04:30 (sunset 18:10, sunrise 05:40).
- Jupiter — visible 02:40–05:10, highest at 05:10, 45° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 18:30–03:50, highest at 22:30, 77° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 18:30–18:30, highest at 18:30, 12° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 02:10–05:10, highest at 05:10, 49° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 17:00, sets 05:00. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS: no visible pass tonight — the next ones this week.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 20° up in the east around 23:55.
Computed for Lima (-12.05, -77.04) 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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