What's in the sky tonight in Antananarivo

Antananarivo, Madagascar · 18.91° S, 47.52° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:54, rises 05:13 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:19 to 04:54)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:19, sets 04:17
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:19
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:49
  • Saturn: up 18:19 to 03:39, highest in the N around 22:19 (70°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:39
Sky darkness
Bortle class 4 (rural/suburban transition): about 20.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 1.7× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:04, 39° up in the S
  2. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:19, 47° up in the N
  3. NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:34, 36° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Antananarivo

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