What's in the sky tonight in Kananga

Kananga, Congo - Kinshasa · 5.90° S, 22.42° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Kananga's clock (Africa/Lubumbashi, GMT+2). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:22, rises 06:05 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:45 to 05:45)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:56, sets 05:11
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:45
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:15
  • Saturn: up 18:45 to 04:15, highest in the N around 22:55 (83°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:55
Sky darkness
Bortle class 2 (typical truly dark site): about 22.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 0× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:45, 26° up in the S
  2. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:00, 60° up in the N
  3. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:45, 41° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Kananga

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