What's in the sky tonight in Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto, Venezuela · 10.07° N, 69.35° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Barquisimeto's clock (America/Caracas, GMT-4). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:16, rises 06:26 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:42 to 06:07)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 17:05, sets 05:44
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the E before dawn, from about 02:32
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:02
- Saturn: up 18:42 to 04:22, highest in the S around 23:02 (81°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:42
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 9.3× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:12, 76° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 06:07, 26° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:57, 74° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Barquisimeto
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.