What's in the sky tonight in Caracas
Caracas, Venezuela · 10.51° N, 66.91° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Caracas's clock (America/Caracas, GMT-4). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:06, rises 06:17 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:32 to 05:57)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:55, sets 05:34
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the E before dawn, from about 02:22
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:52
- Saturn: up 18:32 to 04:12, highest in the S around 22:52 (81°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:32
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 18× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:02, 76° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:57, 25° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:47, 74° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Caracas
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.