What's in the sky tonight in Luanda
Luanda, Angola · 8.84° S, 13.23° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Luanda's clock (Africa/Luanda, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:02, rises 05:40 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:27 to 05:22)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:35, sets 04:46
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:27
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:57
- Saturn: up 18:27 to 03:57, highest in the N around 22:37 (80°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:37
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 33× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:12, 29° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:42, 57° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:42, 26° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Luanda
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.