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Tonight (4 October 2026) from Kolkata you can see Mars (before dawn, highest in the east around 04:51), Jupiter (before dawn, highest in the east around 04:51), Saturn (all night, highest in the south around 23:30).
Sunset ≈ 17:20 · sunrise ≈ 05:27 · Moon: Waning crescent, 41% lit · times are local (Asia/Kolkata).
| Object | When | Best time | Where to look | What it looks like |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Not visible tonight | — | — | bright but low in twilight |
| Venus | Not visible tonight | — | — | brilliant, the brightest point in the sky after the Moon |
| Mars | before dawn · 01:11–04:51 | 04:51 | east, 58° up | bright, orange-red |
| Jupiter | before dawn · 02:30–04:51 | 04:51 | east, 42° up | very bright, creamy white |
| Saturn | all night · 18:01–04:51 | 23:30 | south, 69° up | bright, pale gold |
| Uranus | before dawn · 21:01–04:51 | 02:51 | south-east, 88° up | faint: binoculars needed |
| Neptune | all night · 18:01–04:11 | 22:51 | south, 67° up | telescope needed |
| The Moon | before dawn · 00:21–04:51 | 04:51 | east, 66° up | Waning crescent (41% lit) |
Visible = at least 8° above the horizon while the Sun is more than 8° below it. Computed from NASA JPL Horizons orbits; good to a few minutes. Other cities: New Delhi · Mumbai · Bengaluru · Chennai · Hyderabad · Pune · Ahmedabad · Jaipur · Lucknow · Leh (Ladakh) · Dubai · Singapore · London · New York · Los Angeles · Sydney
Tonight (4 October 2026) from Kolkata you can see Mars (before dawn, highest in the east around 04:51), Jupiter (before dawn, highest in the east around 04:51), Saturn (all night, highest in the south around 23:30).
About 17:20; sunrise tomorrow is about 05:27 (local time). Planets show best once the sky is fully dark, about an hour after sunset.
Planets shine with a steady light while stars twinkle, and planets sit along the same line across the sky as the Sun and Moon (the ecliptic). Venus and Jupiter are brighter than any star.
Uranus is at the very limit of naked-eye visibility from a dark site — use binoculars. Neptune always needs a telescope. Tonight Uranus is before dawn, highest in the south-east around 02:51.