What's in the sky tonight in Guayaquil
Guayaquil, Ecuador · 2.19° S, 79.89° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Guayaquil's clock (America/Guayaquil, GMT-5). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:09, rises 05:58 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:34 to 05:39)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:57, sets 05:17
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:24
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:54
- Saturn: up 18:34 to 04:04, highest in the N around 22:44 (86°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:44
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 33× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:49, 64° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:39, 37° up in the SSE
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:34, 86° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Guayaquil
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.