What's in the sky tonight in Doha

Doha, Qatar · 25.29° N, 51.53° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 16:59, rises 05:37 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:23 to 05:18)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 15:39, sets 04:35
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:13
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 00:43
  • Saturn: up 17:23 to 03:23, highest in the S around 22:03 (66°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 92× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:08, 89° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 02:53, 59° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:18, 79° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Doha

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