What's in the sky tonight in Lusaka
Lusaka, Zambia · 15.42° S, 28.28° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Lusaka's clock (Africa/Lusaka, GMT+2). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:07, rises 05:34 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:31 to 05:16)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:37, sets 04:39
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:31
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:01
- Saturn: up 18:31 to 03:51, highest in the N around 22:31 (73°)
- 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
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:16, 36° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:46, 50° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:46, 33° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Lusaka
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.