What's in the sky tonight in Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi, Congo - Kinshasa · 11.66° S, 27.48° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Lubumbashi's clock (Africa/Lubumbashi, GMT+2). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:07, rises 05:40 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:30 to 05:20)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:38, sets 04:45
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:30
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:00
  • Saturn: up 18:30 to 04:00, highest in the N around 22:40 (77°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:50
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 4.4× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:15, 32° up in the S
  2. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:45, 54° up in the N
  3. NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:45, 29° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Lubumbashi

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