What's in the sky tonight in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 24.45° N, 54.40° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Abu Dhabi's clock (Asia/Dubai, GMT+4). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:48, rises 06:25 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:12 to 06:02)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:28, sets 05:22
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:12
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:32
  • Saturn: up 18:12 to 04:12, highest in the S around 22:52 (67°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 17.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 45× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:57, 90° up in the SE
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:42, 60° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:02, 78° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Abu Dhabi

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