Tonight's sky over Newcastle: what to see, Sunday 25 October
What is up over Newcastle, Australia tonight (Sunday 25 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:50 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:50 to 04:40 (sunset 19:20, sunrise 06:10).
- Jupiter — visible 03:50–05:30, highest at 05:30, 28° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:40–04:20, highest at 23:20, 56° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 19:40–19:50, highest at 19:40, 12° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 03:30–05:30, highest at 05:30, 30° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 18:20, sets 05:30. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 21:11 — from the south-west to the north-east, up to 47°.
Computed for Newcastle (-32.93, 151.78) 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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