What's in the sky tonight in Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa · 25.67° S, 28.33° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Pretoria's clock (Africa/Johannesburg, GMT+2). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:18, rises 05:23 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:46 to 05:01)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 16:43, sets 04:30
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:46
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:26
- Saturn: up 18:46 to 03:46, highest in the N around 22:36 (63°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 19:06
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 6.9× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:16, 46° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:46, 40° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:46, 43° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Pretoria
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.