Tonight's sky over Porto: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Porto, Portugal tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 2 ISS passes, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:20 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:20 to 05:30 (sunset 18:50, sunrise 07:00).
- Jupiter — visible 02:10–06:20, highest at 06:20, 55° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:10–04:10, highest at 00:00, 50° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 01:30–06:20, highest at 06:20, 62° up in the south-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 17:30, sets 06:10. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 04:33 — from the north-west to the north-east, up to 16°.
- ISS 06:11 — from the north-west to the north-east, up to 16°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 30° up in the east around 01:25.
Computed for Porto (41.16, -8.63) 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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