What's in the sky tonight in Sharjah

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates · 25.34° N, 55.41° E

Tonight's sky at a glance

Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Sharjah's clock (Asia/Dubai, GMT+4). The live card below updates.

Sun
sets 17:43, rises 06:21 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:08 to 06:03)
Moon
Waxing gibbous, 97% lit · rises 16:23, sets 05:19
Planets
  • Jupiter: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:58
  • Mars: high up in the ESE before dawn, from about 01:28
  • Saturn: up 18:08 to 04:08, highest in the S around 22:48 (66°)
Sky darkness
Bortle class 9 (inner-city sky): about 17.7 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 52× the natural sky
For binoculars
  1. M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 01:53, 89° up in the S
  2. NGC 1980 (Lower Sword), cluster with nebula, magnitude 2.5: best around 03:38, 59° up in the S
  3. M 44 (Beehive), open cluster, magnitude 3.1: best around 06:03, 79° up in the ESE

Live: tonight's sky over Sharjah

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