What's in the sky tonight in Durban

Durban, South Africa · 29.87° S, 31.02° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Durban's clock (Africa/Johannesburg, GMT+2). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:12, rises 05:07 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:40 to 04:45)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:35, sets 04:15
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:40
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:20
  • Saturn: up 18:40 to 03:40, highest in the N around 22:20 (59°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 19:00
Space station
next visible pass Mon 19:08: look S, it climbs to 15° and sets in the ESE · 4 min · low; look for a steady moving light
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 20× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:10, 50° up in the S
  2. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:25, 36° up in the N
  3. NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:40, 47° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Durban

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