What's in the sky tonight in Brazzaville
Brazzaville, Congo - Brazzaville · 4.27° S, 15.27° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Brazzaville's clock (Africa/Brazzaville, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:50, rises 05:36 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:13 to 05:18)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:25, sets 04:42
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:13
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:43
- Saturn: up 18:13 to 03:43, highest in the N around 22:23 (84°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:23
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 13× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:28, 62° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:18, 39° up in the SSE
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:28, 88° up in the SW
Live: tonight's sky over Brazzaville
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