What's in the sky tonight in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · 9.04° N, 38.75° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Addis Ababa's clock (Africa/Addis_Ababa, GMT+3). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:04, rises 06:13 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:29 to 05:54)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:40, sets 05:15
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:19
  • Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:49
  • Saturn: up 18:29 to 04:19, highest in the S around 22:49 (82°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:29
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 3.5× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:59, 75° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:54, 27° up in the S
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:44, 75° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Addis Ababa

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