What's in the sky tonight in Nairobi

Nairobi, Kenya · 1.29° S, 36.82° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

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

Sun
sets 18:21, rises 06:12 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:42 to 05:52)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:54, sets 05:15
Planets
  • Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:42
  • Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:12
  • Saturn: up 18:42 to 04:22, highest in the NNW around 23:02 (87°)
  • Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:52
Sky darkness
Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 6.3× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:12, 65° up in the N
  2. IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:52, 36° up in the SSE
  3. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:57, 85° up in the S

Live: tonight's sky over Nairobi

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