What's in the sky tonight in Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria · 4.76° N, 7.02° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Port Harcourt's clock (Africa/Lagos, GMT+1). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:15, rises 06:16 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:36 to 05:56)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:53, sets 05:23
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:36
- Mars: high up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:06
- Saturn: up 18:36 to 04:16, highest in the S around 22:56 (87°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:46
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 20.0 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 5.2× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:06, 71° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:56, 31° up in the S
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:51, 79° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Port Harcourt
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.