What's in the sky tonight in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 22.91° S, 43.21° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Rio de Janeiro's clock (America/Sao_Paulo, GMT-3). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:01, rises 05:12 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:27 to 04:52)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:39, sets 04:26
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:27
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:07
- Saturn: up 18:27 to 03:37, highest in the N around 22:17 (66°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:47
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 17.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 46× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 02:57, 43° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:27, 43° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:27, 40° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Rio de Janeiro
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.