What's in the sky tonight in Basra

Basra, Iraq · 30.52° N, 47.81° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:08, rises 05:57 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:33 to 05:33)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 15:51, sets 04:56
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:23
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 00:43
  • Saturn: up 17:33 to 03:33, highest in the S around 22:13 (61°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 31× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:18, 84° up in the SSE
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:18, 54° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:33, 75° up in the SE

Live: tonight's sky over Basra

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