What's in the sky tonight in Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria · 7.38° N, 3.91° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Ibadan's clock (Africa/Lagos, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:25, rises 06:31 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:49 to 06:14)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 17:05, sets 05:38
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:49
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:09
- Saturn: up 18:49 to 04:29, highest in the S around 23:09 (84°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:49
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 4 (rural/suburban transition): about 20.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 2.8× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:19, 73° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 06:14, 28° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:04, 77° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Ibadan
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.