Tonight's sky over Melbourne: what to see, Sunday 25 October
What is up over Melbourne, Australia tonight (Sunday 25 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 21:30 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 21:30 to 04:50 (sunset 19:50, sunrise 06:30).
- Jupiter — visible 04:30–05:50, highest at 05:50, 23° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 20:20–04:40, highest at 23:40, 51° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 20:20–20:20, highest at 20:20, 11° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 04:10–05:50, highest at 05:50, 25° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 19:00, sets 05:50. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 21:08 — from the south-west to the north-east, up to 51°.
Computed for Melbourne (-37.81, 144.96) 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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