What's in the sky tonight in Onitsha
Onitsha, Nigeria · 6.13° N, 6.79° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Onitsha's clock (Africa/Lagos, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:15, rises 06:18 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:37 to 05:57)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:54, sets 05:25
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:37
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:57
- Saturn: up 18:37 to 04:17, highest in the S around 22:57 (85°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:37
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 4 (rural/suburban transition): about 20.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 2.1× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:07, 72° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:57, 29° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:52, 78° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Onitsha
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.