What's in the sky tonight in Lagos

Lagos, Nigeria · 6.46° N, 3.39° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 18:28, rises 06:32 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:51 to 06:16)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 17:07, sets 05:40
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:51
  • Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:11
  • Saturn: up 18:51 to 04:31, highest in the S around 23:11 (85°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:51
Sky darkness
Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 11× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:21, 72° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 06:16, 29° up in the S
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:06, 78° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Lagos

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