What's in the sky tonight in Maracaibo
Maracaibo, Venezuela · 10.63° N, 71.63° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Maracaibo's clock (America/Caracas, GMT-4). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:25, rises 06:36 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:46 to 06:16)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 17:14, sets 05:54
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:46
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:06
- Saturn: up 18:46 to 04:36, highest in the S around 23:16 (81°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:46
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 35× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:16, 76° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 06:16, 25° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:01, 73° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Maracaibo
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.