Tonight's sky over Southend-on-Sea: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 19:40 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 19:40 to 04:50 (sunset 17:50, sunrise 06:40).
- Jupiter — visible 01:20–06:00, highest at 06:00, 49° up in the south-east.
- Saturn — visible 18:30–03:20, highest at 23:20, 40° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 01:30–06:00, highest at 06:00, 55° up in the south.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 16:40, sets 05:50. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 04:34 — from the west to the east, up to 82°.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 28° up in the east around 00:45.
Computed for Southend-on-Sea (51.54, 0.71) 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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