What's in the sky tonight in Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso · 12.37° N, 1.53° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Ouagadougou's clock (Africa/Ouagadougou, GMT+0). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:43, rises 05:57 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:06 to 05:36)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:24, sets 05:05
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:06
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:26
- Saturn: up 18:06 to 03:56, highest in the S around 22:36 (79°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:06
- 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 01:36, 78° up in the N
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:36, 72° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:36, 74° up in the ENE
Live: tonight's sky over Ouagadougou
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