Some stars are brighter than others. Stars are classified according to their apparent brightness in the magnitude of -6 to 6. Negative values indicate brightest. Sun has a magnitude of -26 or so. While Venus has magnitude of -4 making it the brightest object after Sun and Moon. Let’s check which stars are visible in Surat tonight in the order of their magnitude.

Venus is visible after Sunset. To spot Venus look at towards North-West sky after Sunset. It will be shining bright enough to be seen in the dusk. It’s called as evening star. Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible after midnight in the east. So in the evening Venus is the only planet visible this week.

Sirius is the brightest star. Today if you spot Venus and continue to look around in the sky after Sunset, then possibly the second object you will see is Sirius. It is nearly at the same altitude as Venus but towards the West.

Star	Visibility	Position
Sirius	Visible	Towards West after Sunset
Canopus	Barely visible	Near horizon towards South. Goes below horizon after Sunset.
Rigil Kentaurus	Visible	After 9 PM towards South.
Arcturus	Visible	Rises in the East after Sunset & shines brightly whole night
Vega	Visible	Rises after 9:30 PM in the North-east sky.
Capella	Visible	Visible after Sunset nearby Venus till 9PM or so.
Rigel	Barely Visible	Follows Sunset and visible near horizon for sometime.
Procyon	Visible	Shines brightly high in sky after Sunset. Visible till midnight.
Achernar	Not visible	Below horizon in South whole night
Hadar	Visible	Rises barely high enough in the south sky after 9PM. But is bright enough to be spotted.
Altair	Visible	Visible near midnight through all night. Rises from East follows Arcturus path.
Acrux	Visible	Just slightly above the horizon in exact South. Cannot see if you have buildings around you.
Aldebaran	Barely visible	Almost about to set near horizon after Sunset.
Antares	Visible	Rises after 9 PM in the South-East sky. My favorite this month. Brightest in Scorpius constellation
Spica	Visible	Passes overhead. Visible all night. Brightest in Virgo constellation
Pollux	Visible	Visible above Venus along with Castor.
Fomalhaut	Barely visible	Barely visible before Sunrise.
Deneb	Visible	Rises in the north sky after 11pm following the trajectory similar to Vega
Mimosa	Visible	Also called Becrux visible after Sunset near South till midnight. Stays close to horizon. Partners with Hadar, Rigel, Acrux, Gacrux and Decrux
Regulus	Visible	Visible overhead after Sunset till midnight in West. Brightest star in Leo constellation

So you can see many stars in the night sky after Sunset before midnight. By talking a walk after dinner you will be able to see maximum stars.

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