Tonight's sky over Natal: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Natal, Brazil tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 18:30 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 18:30 to 03:50 (sunset 17:20, sunrise 05:00).
- Jupiter — visible 01:40–04:30, highest at 04:30, 50° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 17:40–03:00, highest at 21:50, 83° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 17:40–17:40, highest at 17:40, 11° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 01:10–04:30, highest at 04:30, 55° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 16:00, sets 04:10. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS: no visible pass tonight — the next ones this week.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 23° up in the east around 23:10.
Computed for Natal (-5.79, -35.21) 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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