What's in the sky tonight in Brasília
Brasília, Brazil · 15.79° S, 47.88° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Brasília's clock (America/Sao_Paulo, GMT-3). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:12, rises 05:38 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:36 to 05:16)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:53, sets 04:52
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:36
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:06
- Saturn: up 18:36 to 03:56, highest in the N around 22:36 (73°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:56
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 26× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:21, 36° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:51, 50° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:51, 33° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Brasília
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.