What's in the sky tonight in Kumasi

Kumasi, Ghana · 6.70° N, 1.63° W

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Kumasi's clock (Africa/Accra, GMT+0). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:48, rises 05:53 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:11 to 05:36)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:28, sets 05:00
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:11
  • Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:31
  • Saturn: up 18:11 to 03:51, highest in the S around 22:31 (85°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:11
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 7.4× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:41, 73° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:36, 29° up in the S
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:26, 77° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Kumasi

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