What's in the sky tonight in Harare
Harare, Zimbabwe · 17.83° S, 31.05° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Harare's clock (Africa/Harare, GMT+2). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:59, rises 05:20 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:25 to 05:00)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:27, sets 04:26
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:25
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:55
- Saturn: up 18:25 to 03:45, highest in the N around 22:25 (71°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:45
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 3.7× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:10, 38° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:25, 48° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:40, 35° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Harare
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.