What's in the sky tonight in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania · 6.82° S, 39.28° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 18:16, rises 05:57 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:37 to 05:37)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:46, sets 05:01
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:37
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:07
  • Saturn: up 18:37 to 04:07, highest in the N around 22:47 (82°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:47
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 8.1× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:37, 27° up in the S
  2. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:52, 59° up in the N
  3. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:37, 41° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Dar es Salaam

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