What's in the sky tonight in Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Brazil · 3.73° S, 38.53° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Fortaleza's clock (America/Fortaleza, GMT-3). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:24, rises 05:11 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:49 to 04:54)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:07, sets 04:24
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:49
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:19
- Saturn: up 17:49 to 03:19, highest in the N around 21:59 (85°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 17:59
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 28× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:04, 62° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:54, 39° up in the SSE
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 02:49, 87° up in the SE
Live: tonight's sky over Fortaleza
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.