What's in the sky tonight in Medellín
Medellín, Colombia · 6.25° N, 75.57° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Medellín's clock (America/Bogota, GMT-5). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:44, rises 05:48 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:07 to 05:27)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:33, sets 05:07
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:07
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:27
- Saturn: up 18:07 to 03:47, highest in the S around 22:27 (85°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:07
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 13× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:37, 72° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:27, 29° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:22, 78° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Medellín
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.