Tonight's sky over Santiago: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Santiago, Chile tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 21:40 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 21:40 to 05:30 (sunset 20:10, sunrise 06:50).
- Jupiter — visible 04:50–06:20, highest at 06:20, 27° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 20:30–05:10, highest at 00:10, 55° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 20:30–20:40, highest at 20:30, 13° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 04:30–06:20, highest at 06:20, 29° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 18:50, sets 06:10. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 21:52 — from the south-west to the east, up to 34°.
Computed for Santiago (-33.45, -70.67) 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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