What's in the sky tonight in Mombasa

Mombasa, Kenya · 4.05° S, 39.67° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 18:12, rises 05:58 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:36 to 05:41)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:43, sets 05:01
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:36
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:06
  • Saturn: up 18:36 to 04:06, highest in the N around 22:46 (84°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:46
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 6.5× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:51, 62° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:41, 39° up in the SSE
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:51, 87° up in the SW

Live: tonight's sky over Mombasa

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