What's in the sky tonight in Pointe-Noire
Pointe-Noire, Congo - Brazzaville · 4.80° S, 11.85° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Pointe-Noire's clock (Africa/Brazzaville, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:04, rises 05:49 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:27 to 05:32)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:39, sets 04:55
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:27
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:57
- Saturn: up 18:27 to 03:57, highest in the N around 22:37 (84°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:37
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.6 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 8.4× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:27, 25° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:42, 61° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:32, 40° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Pointe-Noire
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.