Tonight's sky over Queenstown: what to see, Sunday 25 October
What is up over Queenstown, New Zealand tonight (Sunday 25 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 22:20 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 22:20 to 04:50 (sunset 20:30, sunrise 06:40).
- Jupiter — visible 05:20–06:00, highest at 06:00, 16° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 21:00–05:00, highest at 00:10, 44° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 21:00–21:00, highest at 21:00, 11° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 05:10–06:00, highest at 06:00, 17° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 19:30, sets 06:00. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 21:34 — from the west to the north-east, up to 50°.
Computed for Queenstown (-45.03, 168.66) 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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