What's in the sky tonight in Douala
Douala, Cameroon · 4.05° N, 9.70° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Douala's clock (Africa/Douala, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:05, rises 06:05 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:31 to 05:46)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:43, sets 05:11
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:21
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:51
- Saturn: up 18:31 to 04:11, highest in the SSW around 22:51 (87°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:31
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 6.3× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:01, 70° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:46, 31° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:46, 80° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Douala
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.