What's in the sky tonight in Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon · 33.89° N, 35.51° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:53, rises 05:51 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:22 to 05:27)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:39, sets 04:51
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:12
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:32
  • Saturn: up 18:22 to 03:22, highest in the S around 23:02 (58°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 30× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:07, 80° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:07, 50° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:27, 73° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Beirut

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