What's in the sky tonight in Lima

Lima, Peru · 12.06° S, 77.04° W

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Lima's clock (America/Lima, GMT-5). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:06, rises 05:38 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:28 to 05:18)
Moon
Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:52, sets 04:56
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:28
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:58
  • Saturn: up 18:28 to 03:58, highest in the N around 22:38 (76°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:48
Sky darkness
Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 23× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:13, 32° up in the S
  2. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:43, 54° up in the N
  3. NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:43, 29° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Lima

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