What's in the sky tonight in Matola
Matola, Mozambique · 25.97° S, 32.47° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Matola's clock (Africa/Maputo, GMT+2). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:01, rises 05:06 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:30 to 04:45)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:26, sets 04:13
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:30
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:10
- Saturn: up 18:30 to 03:30, highest in the N around 22:20 (63°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:50
- Space station
- next visible pass Mon 19:11: look SSE, it climbs to 10° and sets in the SE · 1 min · low; look for a steady moving light
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 8× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:00, 46° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:30, 40° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:30, 43° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Matola
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.