What's in the sky tonight in Kano

Kano, Nigeria · 12.00° N, 8.52° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Kano's clock (Africa/Lagos, GMT+1). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:03, rises 06:16 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:25 to 05:55)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:43, sets 05:23
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:25
  • Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:45
  • Saturn: up 18:25 to 04:15, highest in the S around 22:55 (79°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:25
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 6.9× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:55, 78° up in the N
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:55, 72° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:55, 74° up in the ENE

Live: tonight's sky over Kano

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