Tonight's sky over Marseille: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Marseille, France tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:20 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:20 to 05:30 (sunset 18:50, sunrise 07:10).
- Jupiter — visible 02:10–06:30, highest at 06:30, 54° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:20–04:10, highest at 00:00, 48° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 02:30–06:30, highest at 06:30, 61° up in the south-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 17:40, sets 06:20. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 05:35 — from the north-west to the north-east, up to 20°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 29° up in the east around 01:25.
Computed for Marseille (43.30, 5.37) 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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