What's in the sky tonight in Khartoum

Khartoum, Sudan · 15.60° N, 32.53° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:24, rises 05:44 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:49 to 05:24)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:02, sets 04:46
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:39
  • Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:09
  • Saturn: up 17:49 to 03:39, highest in the S around 22:19 (76°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 16× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:19, 81° up in the N
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:19, 68° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:24, 77° up in the ENE

Live: tonight's sky over Khartoum

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