What's in the sky tonight in Quito
Quito, Ecuador · 0.22° S, 78.51° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Quito's clock (America/Guayaquil, GMT-5). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:01, rises 05:54 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:24 to 05:34)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:50, sets 05:13
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:24
- Mars: high up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:54
- Saturn: up 18:24 to 04:04, highest in the NNW around 22:44 (88°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:34
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 5 (suburban sky): about 19.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 8.6× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:54, 66° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:34, 35° up in the SSE
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:39, 84° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Quito
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.