Tonight's sky over Sendai: what to see, Sunday 25 October
What is up over Sendai, Japan tonight (Sunday 25 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 18:20 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 18:20 to 04:30 (sunset 16:50, sunrise 06:00).
- Jupiter — visible 01:10–05:20, highest at 05:20, 57° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 17:20–03:10, highest at 22:00, 53° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 00:30–05:20, highest at 05:20, 64° up in the south-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 99% lit — rises 16:00, sets 05:50. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 05:09 — from the north to the north, up to 10°.
Computed for Sendai (38.27, 140.87) 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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