What's in the sky tonight in Kisangani
Kisangani, Congo - Kinshasa · 0.52° N, 25.19° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Kisangani's clock (Africa/Lubumbashi, GMT+2). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:06, rises 06:00 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:29 to 05:44)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:41, sets 05:05
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:29
- Mars: high up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:59
- Saturn: up 18:29 to 04:09, highest in the NW around 22:49 (89°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:39
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 4 (rural/suburban transition): about 21.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 0.6× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:59, 66° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:44, 35° up in the SSE
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:44, 84° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Kisangani
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.