What's in the sky tonight in Benin City
Benin City, Nigeria · 6.32° N, 5.61° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Benin City's clock (Africa/Lagos, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:19, rises 06:23 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:42 to 06:02)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:58, sets 05:30
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:42
- 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 (85°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:42
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 5.3× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:12, 72° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 06:02, 29° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:57, 78° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Benin City
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.