What's in the sky tonight in Panama City
Panama City, Panama · 8.97° N, 79.53° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Panama City's clock (America/Panama, GMT-5). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:57, rises 06:06 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:23 to 05:48)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:48, sets 05:26
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:13
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:43
- Saturn: up 18:23 to 04:03, highest in the S around 22:43 (82°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:23
- 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
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:53, 75° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:48, 27° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:38, 75° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Panama City
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.