What's in the sky tonight in Mbuji-Mayi

Mbuji-Mayi, Congo - Kinshasa · 6.13° S, 23.60° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Mbuji-Mayi's clock (Africa/Lubumbashi, GMT+2). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 18:18, rises 06:00 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:40 to 05:40)
Moon
Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:51, sets 05:06
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:40
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:10
  • Saturn: up 18:40 to 04:10, highest in the N around 22:50 (82°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:50
Sky darkness
Bortle class 3 (rural sky): about 21.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 0.2× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:40, 26° up in the S
  2. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:55, 60° up in the N
  3. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:40, 41° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Mbuji-Mayi

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