What's in the sky tonight in Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia · 17.79° S, 63.20° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Santa Cruz de la Sierra's clock (America/La_Paz, GMT-4). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:16, rises 05:37 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:42 to 05:17)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 16:58, sets 04:53
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:42
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:12
- Saturn: up 18:42 to 03:52, highest in the N around 22:42 (71°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 18:52
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 7 (suburban/urban transition): about 18.8 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 19× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:27, 38° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:42, 48° up in the N
- NGC 292 (Small Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 2.3: best around 22:57, 35° up in the S
Live: tonight's sky over Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.