What's in the sky tonight in Arequipa
Arequipa, Peru · 16.40° S, 71.54° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Arequipa's clock (America/Lima, GMT-5). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:48, rises 05:12 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:11 to 04:51)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:32, sets 04:29
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:11
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:41
- Saturn: up 18:11 to 03:31, highest in the N around 22:11 (72°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:31
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 5.8× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 02:56, 37° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:26, 49° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:26, 34° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Arequipa
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.