<p>The site <a href="https://in-the-sky.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">in-the-sky.org</a> has a wide variety of functions and options. In Planetarium mode, I chose a random city at about 24N and in the middle, which helps to get the correct UTC + 05:30 India Time Zone, and then just put in the time and date and turned on alt/az grid.  </p>

<p>So it is likely to have been Jupiter, as you suspect. Below are two screen shots - 20:00 and 23:00 local time, with Jupiter climbing from 41 to about 73 degrees above the horizon.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/PRiJo.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/PRiJo.png" alt="8PM Indian Standard Time"></a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9Bwh3.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9Bwh3.png" alt="11PM Indian Standard Time"></a></p>

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2016-04-25T03:52:19.260Z
How did you picked up my old question?
Anubhav Goel
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For some reason it appeared in the list of questions after I logged out maybe an hour ago. Usually that means there was new activity and it got bumped up, but I don't see any here. Good question for meta.astronomy.stackexchange! :)
uhoh
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uhoh
<p>Thank you all!</p>

<p>Its not Sirius, 
I found Sirius a bit far in south west using orion belt in west. </p>

<p>Its not Venus, just because of timing.</p>

<p>Its not flickering and is brightest.</p>

<p>Then, it ought to be Jupiter.</p>

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2016-03-24T17:34:17.660Z
Can someone please check my answer.
Anubhav Goel
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I saw Jupiter recently, look at my account for a post on it.  This may be helpful
Bobdabiulder
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2016-04-25T03:41:17.840Z
I think you are right! See [answer below](http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/a/14661/7982)
uhoh
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2016-04-25T03:53:25.920Z
@uhoh You mean above :-)
Anubhav Goel
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Anubhav Goel
<p>My guess is that it would be the star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair" rel="nofollow">Altair</a>. That is the brightest star in the region of the sky you indicate at your time and location. Altair is one of the brightest stars in the sky and highly visible.</p>

<p>If you want to try and confirm yourself, try checking out an interactive planetarium <a href="http://neave.com/planetarium/" rel="nofollow">like this one</a>. Put in your location, set to the correct time, and check out what the sky looks like.</p>

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zephyr
<p>Try this link <a href="http://www.ucolick.org/~bolte/AY4_00/weblab/project/chart.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ucolick.org/~bolte/AY4_00/weblab/project/chart.html</a> . It's a good one and it's free. Do you see a triangle of bright stars looking up? If so they are probably Altair, Vega and Arcturus. You need to use longitude also. I guessed 80 deg. East. Here are the apparent brightnesses in magnitudes of the 3 stars above east to west: Altair +0.76, Vega +0.026 and Arcturus -0.05. Vega is slightly north of the other two. Therefore, I think your star is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere, Arcturus.</p>

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2016-03-25T01:54:54.903Z
I goofed in my answer above, but I still say Arcturus. I used 2300 (11pm) Universal Time, but 11pm IST (India Standard Time) = 17:30 UT
Jack R. Woods
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<p>I live in north India. About 24° latitude. I can see a very Bright star in sky. Its towards east and high up. Is it Venus , Jupiter, star or anything else?</p>

<p>Its not Sirius. I used Orion belt for that.</p>

<p>Date: 24 March , 2016</p>

<p>Time : 8 :00 p.m.</p>

<p>At 11: 00 pm.
Its directly upwards. Angle b/w moon and sun ~60°.</p>

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2016-03-24T15:54:12.120Z
I suggest you have a look at this question - it will tell you how to find out for any location: http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/703/very-bright-star-in-the-east-at-northern-hemisphere-what-is-it
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Which Planet/Star is it?
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# Which Planet/Star is it?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-24)

I live in north India. About 24° latitude. I can see a very Bright star in sky. Its towards east and high up. Is it Venus , Jupiter, star or anything else?

Its not Sirius. I used Orion belt for that.

Date: 24 March , 2016

Time : 8 :00 p.m.

At 11: 00 pm.
Its directly upwards. Angle b/w moon and sun ~60°.

**Tags:** planet, star-gazing

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I suggest you have a look at this question - it will tell you how to find out for any location: http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/703/very-bright-star-in-the-east-at-northern-hemisphere-what-is-it  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-04-25. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

The site [in-the-sky.org](https://in-the-sky.org) has a wide variety of functions and options. In Planetarium mode, I chose a random city at about 24N and in the middle, which helps to get the correct UTC + 05:30 India Time Zone, and then just put in the time and date and turned on alt/az grid.

So it is likely to have been Jupiter, as you suspect. Below are two screen shots - 20:00 and 23:00 local time, with Jupiter climbing from 41 to about 73 degrees above the horizon.

[![8PM Indian Standard Time](https://i.sstatic.net/PRiJo.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/PRiJo.png)

[![11PM Indian Standard Time](https://i.sstatic.net/9Bwh3.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/9Bwh3.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: How did you picked up my old question?  
> **username_2**: For some reason it appeared in the list of questions after I logged out maybe an hour ago. Usually that means there was new activity and it got bumped up, but I don't see any here. Good question for meta.astronomy.stackexchange! :)  

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### Answer by username_0 on 2016-03-24. Score: 1

Thank you all!

Its not Sirius,
I found Sirius a bit far in south west using orion belt in west.

Its not Venus, just because of timing.

Its not flickering and is brightest.

Then, it ought to be Jupiter.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Can someone please check my answer.  
> **username_3**: I saw Jupiter recently, look at my account for a post on it.  This may be helpful  
> **username_2**: I think you are right! See [answer below](http://astronomy.stackexchange.com/a/14661/7982)  
> **username_0**: @username_2 You mean above :-)  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-03-24. Score: 0

My guess is that it would be the star [Altair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altair). That is the brightest star in the region of the sky you indicate at your time and location. Altair is one of the brightest stars in the sky and highly visible.

If you want to try and confirm yourself, try checking out an interactive planetarium [like this one](http://neave.com/planetarium/). Put in your location, set to the correct time, and check out what the sky looks like.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2016-03-24. Score: 0

Try this link <http://www.ucolick.org/~bolte/AY4_00/weblab/project/chart.html> . It's a good one and it's free. Do you see a triangle of bright stars looking up? If so they are probably Altair, Vega and Arcturus. You need to use longitude also. I guessed 80 deg. East. Here are the apparent brightnesses in magnitudes of the 3 stars above east to west: Altair +0.76, Vega +0.026 and Arcturus -0.05. Vega is slightly north of the other two. Therefore, I think your star is the brightest star in the northern hemisphere, Arcturus.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: I goofed in my answer above, but I still say Arcturus. I used 2300 (11pm) Universal Time, but 11pm IST (India Standard Time) = 17:30 UT  

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