What's in the sky tonight in Kampala

Kampala, Uganda · 0.31° N, 32.58° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Kampala's clock (Africa/Kampala, GMT+3). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:37, rises 06:30 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:59 to 06:09)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 17:10, sets 05:34
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:59
  • Mars: high up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:29
  • Saturn: up 18:59 to 04:39, highest in the NNW around 23:19 (89°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 19:09
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 4× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:29, 66° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 06:09, 35° up in the SSE
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:14, 84° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Kampala

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