What's in the sky tonight in Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa · 26.20° S, 28.04° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Johannesburg's clock (Africa/Johannesburg, GMT+2). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:19, rises 05:24 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:47 to 05:02)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:44, sets 04:31
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:47
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:27
- Saturn: up 18:47 to 03:47, highest in the N around 22:37 (62°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 19:07
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 19× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:17, 46° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:47, 40° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:47, 44° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Johannesburg
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.