What's in the sky tonight in Nouakchott
Nouakchott, Mauritania · 18.09° N, 15.98° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Nouakchott's clock (Africa/Nouakchott, GMT+0). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:35, rises 07:00 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:58 to 06:38)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 17:20, sets 06:10
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:58
- Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:18
- Saturn: up 18:58 to 04:48, highest in the S around 23:28 (73°)
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 7.2× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:43, 84° up in the N
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:28, 66° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:38, 78° up in the E
Live: tonight's sky over Nouakchott
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.