What's in the sky tonight in Alexandria

Alexandria, Egypt · 31.20° N, 29.89° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 18:19, rises 07:10 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:45 to 06:50)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 17:04, sets 06:11
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:35
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:55
  • Saturn: up 18:45 to 04:45, highest in the S around 23:25 (60°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 26× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:30, 83° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:30, 53° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:50, 76° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Alexandria

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