What's in the sky tonight in Kigali

Kigali, Rwanda · 1.95° S, 30.11° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:48, rises 05:38 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:14 to 05:19)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:22, sets 04:42
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:14
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:34
  • Saturn: up 18:14 to 03:44, highest in the N around 22:24 (87°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:24
Sky darkness
Bortle class 4 (rural/suburban transition): about 20.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 2.2× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:29, 64° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:19, 37° up in the SSE
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:29, 86° up in the SSW

Live: tonight's sky over Kigali

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