What's in the sky tonight in Baghdad

Baghdad, Iraq · 33.31° N, 44.37° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:18, rises 06:15 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:47 to 05:52)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:03, sets 05:13
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:37
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:57
  • Saturn: up 17:47 to 03:47, highest in the S around 22:27 (58°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 50× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:32, 81° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:32, 51° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:52, 74° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Baghdad

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