What's in the sky tonight in Makassar
Makassar, Indonesia · 5.13° S, 119.41° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Sunday, 25 October 2026; times are Makassar's clock (Asia/Makassar, GMT+8). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:54, rises 05:38 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:17 to 05:17)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit · rises 17:05, sets 05:19
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:17
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:47
- Saturn: up 18:17 to 03:47, highest in the N around 22:27 (83°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:27
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 7.4× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:02, 25° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:32, 61° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:17, 40° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Makassar
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.