What's in the sky tonight in N'Djamena
N'Djamena, Chad · 12.11° N, 15.05° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are N'Djamena's clock (Africa/Ndjamena, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:37, rises 05:51 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:59 to 05:29)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:16, sets 04:56
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:59
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:19
- Saturn: up 17:59 to 03:49, highest in the S around 22:29 (79°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 17:59
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.4 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 3.5× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:29, 78° up in the N
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:29, 72° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:29, 74° up in the ENE
Live: tonight's sky over N'Djamena
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.