Tonight's sky over Rotterdam: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Rotterdam, The Netherlands tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 2 ISS passes, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:30 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:30 to 05:40 (sunset 18:30, sunrise 07:30).
- Jupiter — visible 02:10–06:40, highest at 06:40, 48° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:10–04:00, highest at 00:10, 39° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 02:20–06:40, highest at 06:40, 54° up in the south-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 17:30, sets 06:40. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 03:58 — from the south-west to the east, up to 55°.
- ISS 05:34 — from the west to the east, up to 88°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 29° up in the east around 01:35.
Computed for Rotterdam (51.92, 4.48) 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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