What's in the sky tonight in Tshikapa
Tshikapa, Congo - Kinshasa · 6.42° S, 20.80° E
Tonight's sky at a glance
Computed 2026-10-24 20:57 UTC for the night of Saturday, 24 October 2026; times are Tshikapa's clock (Africa/Lubumbashi, GMT+2). The live card below updates.
- Sun
- sets 18:29, rises 06:12 (dark enough for the bright stars 18:51 to 05:51)
- Moon
- Full Moon, 97% lit · rises 17:03, sets 05:17
- Planets
- Jupiter: halfway up in the ENE before dawn, from about 02:51
- Mars: halfway up in the NE before dawn, from about 02:21
- Saturn: up 18:51 to 04:21, highest in the N around 23:01 (82°)
- Mercury: low in the WSW after dusk, until about 19:01
- Sky darkness
- Bortle class 2 (typical truly dark site): about 21.9 mag/arcsec² overhead on a clear, moonless night; artificial light 0.1× the natural sky
- For binoculars
- ESO 56-115 (Large Magellanic Cloud), galaxy, magnitude 0.3: best around 03:51, 27° up in the S
- M 45 (Pleiades), open cluster, magnitude 1.2: best around 02:06, 59° up in the N
- IC 2391 (omi Vel Cluster), open cluster, magnitude 2.5: best around 05:51, 41° up in the SSE
Live: tonight's sky over Tshikapa
Times in the live card follow your device's clock.