What's in the sky tonight in Recife
Recife, Brazil · 8.05° S, 34.88° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Recife's clock (America/Recife, GMT-3). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:14, rises 04:53 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:39 to 04:34)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 15:54, sets 04:06
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 01:39
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:09
- Saturn: up 17:39 to 03:09, highest in the N around 21:49 (80°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 17:49
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.5 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 24× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 02:24, 28° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 00:54, 58° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 21:54, 25° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Recife
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.