Tonight's sky over Ottawa: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Ottawa, Canada tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 2 ISS passes, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 19:50 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 19:50 to 06:00 (sunset 18:10, sunrise 07:40).
- Jupiter — visible 02:30–07:00, highest at 07:00, 54° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 18:40–04:30, highest at 23:30, 46° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 01:50–07:00, highest at 07:00, 60° up in the south-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 17:00, sets 07:00. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 05:12 — from the west to the north-east, up to 29°.
- ISS 06:49 — from the north-west to the east, up to 33°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 30° up in the east around 00:55.
Computed for Ottawa (45.41, -75.70) 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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