What's in the sky tonight in Maiduguri
Maiduguri, Nigeria · 11.83° N, 13.15° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Maiduguri's clock (Africa/Lagos, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:45, rises 05:58 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:07 to 05:37)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:24, sets 05:03
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:07
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:27
- Saturn: up 18:07 to 03:57, highest in the S around 22:37 (80°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:07
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 4 (rural/suburban transition): about 21.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 0.5× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:37, 78° up in the N
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:37, 72° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:37, 74° up in the ENE
Live: tonight's sky over Maiduguri
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.