Tonight's sky over Pietermaritzburg: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Pietermaritzburg, South Africa tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 19:40 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 19:40 to 03:50 (sunset 18:20, sunrise 05:20).
- Jupiter — visible 02:50–04:40, highest at 04:40, 30° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 18:40–03:30, highest at 22:20, 59° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 18:40–18:50, highest at 18:40, 13° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 02:30–04:40, highest at 04:40, 32° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 16:40, sets 04:20. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 20:43 — from the south-west to the north-east, up to 39°.
Computed for Pietermaritzburg (-29.62, 30.39) 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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