What's in the sky tonight in Nelson Mandela Bay
Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa · 33.95° S, 25.60° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Nelson Mandela Bay's clock (Africa/Johannesburg, GMT+2). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:38, rises 05:24 (dark enough for the bright stars 19:07 to 05:02)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 17:00, sets 04:33
- Planets
- Jupiter: low in the NE before dawn, from about 03:17
- Mars: low in the NE before dawn, from about 02:57
- Saturn: up 19:07 to 03:57, highest in the N around 22:47 (55°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 19:27
- Space station
- next visible pass Sun 19:54: look SSW, it climbs to 26° and sets in the E · 6 min · low; look for a steady moving light
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 6 (bright suburban sky): about 19.2 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 12× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:22, 54° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:52, 32° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:52, 51° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Nelson Mandela Bay
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.