Tonight's sky over Mar del Plata: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Mar del Plata, Argentina tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 2 ISS passes, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 21:00 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 21:00 to 04:20 (sunset 19:20, sunrise 06:00).
- Jupiter — visible 04:00–05:20, highest at 05:20, 23° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:50–04:10, highest at 23:20, 51° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 19:50–19:50, highest at 19:50, 12° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 03:50–05:20, highest at 05:20, 25° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 18:00, sets 05:10. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 20:17 — from the south-west to the east, up to 28°.
- ISS 21:54 — from the west to the north, up to 31°.
Computed for Mar del Plata (-38.00, -57.56) 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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