What's in the sky tonight in Riyadh

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · 24.64° N, 46.72° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Riyadh's clock (Asia/Riyadh, GMT+3). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:18, rises 05:55 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:43 to 05:33)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 15:59, sets 04:55
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:33
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:03
  • Saturn: up 17:43 to 03:43, highest in the S around 22:23 (67°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.1 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 90× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:28, 90° up in the SSE
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:13, 59° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 05:33, 78° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Riyadh

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