What's in the sky tonight in Bamako
Bamako, Mali · 12.65° N, 7.99° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Bamako's clock (Africa/Bamako, GMT+0). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:08, rises 06:23 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:31 to 06:06)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:51, sets 05:32
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:31
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:51
- Saturn: up 18:31 to 04:21, highest in the S around 23:01 (79°)
- 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 5.6× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:01, 78° up in the N
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:01, 71° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:06, 76° up in the ENE
Live: tonight's sky over Bamako
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.