What's in the sky tonight in Mexico City
Mexico City, Mexico · 19.35° N, 99.14° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Mexico City's clock (America/Mexico_City, GMT-6). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:07, rises 06:34 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:31 to 06:16)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 17:01, sets 05:57
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:21
- Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:51
- Saturn: up 18:31 to 04:21, highest in the S around 23:01 (72°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 21× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:16, 85° up in the NNW
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:01, 65° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:16, 79° up in the E
Live: tonight's sky over Mexico City
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.