What's in the sky tonight in Salvador
Salvador, Brazil · 12.98° S, 38.49° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Salvador's clock (America/Bahia, GMT-3). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 17:32, rises 05:03 (dark enough for the bright stars 17:58 to 04:43)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:12, sets 04:16
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:58
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 01:28
- Saturn: up 17:58 to 03:18, highest in the N around 21:58 (76°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:08
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 8 (city sky): about 18.3 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 31× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 02:43, 33° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:13, 53° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:13, 30° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Salvador
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.