What's in the sky tonight in Niamey
Niamey, Niger · 13.52° N, 2.12° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Niamey's clock (Africa/Niamey, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:27, rises 06:44 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:51 to 06:26)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 17:09, sets 05:51
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:41
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:11
- Saturn: up 18:51 to 04:41, highest in the S around 23:21 (78°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:51
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 3.9× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:21, 79° up in the N
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:21, 71° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:26, 76° up in the ENE
Live: tonight's sky over Niamey
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