What's in the sky tonight in Marrakech
Marrakech, Morocco · 31.63° N, 7.98° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Marrakech's clock (Africa/Casablanca, GMT+0). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:50, rises 06:42 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:16 to 06:21)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:38, sets 05:50
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 02:06
- Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:26
- Saturn: up 18:16 to 04:16, highest in the S around 22:56 (60°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 15× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:01, 82° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:01, 52° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:21, 75° up in the SE
Live: tonight's sky over Marrakech
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.