What's in the sky tonight in Mosul

Mosul, Iraq · 36.34° N, 43.13° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 17:20, rises 06:23 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:47 to 05:57)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:06, sets 05:22
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the SE before dawn, from about 01:37
  • Mars: high up in the SE before dawn, from about 00:57
  • Saturn: up 17:47 to 03:57, highest in the S around 22:37 (55°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 6× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:47, 78° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:32, 48° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:57, 71° up in the SSE

Live: tonight's sky over Mosul

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