What's in the sky tonight in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, Somalia · 2.04° N, 45.34° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Mogadishu's clock (Africa/Mogadishu, GMT+3). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:44, rises 05:41 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:08 to 05:23)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:17, sets 04:42
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:08
  • Mars: high up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:28
  • Saturn: up 18:08 to 03:48, highest in the SW around 22:28 (89°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:18
Sky darkness
Bortle class 4 (rural/suburban transition): about 21.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 0.8× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:38, 68° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:23, 33° up in the S
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:23, 82° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Mogadishu

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