What's in the sky tonight in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · 18.46° N, 69.94° W
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Santo Domingo's clock (America/Santo_Domingo, GMT-4). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:11, rises 06:36 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:34 to 06:14)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 98% lit · rises 17:02, sets 05:55
- Planets
- Jupiter: high up in the E before dawn, from about 02:24
- Mars: high up in the E before dawn, from about 01:54
- Saturn: up 18:34 to 04:24, highest in the S around 23:04 (73°)
- 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
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:19, 84° up in the NNW
- NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 04:04, 66° up in the S
- M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:14, 78° up in the E
Live: tonight's sky over Santo Domingo
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.