Tonight's sky over Accra: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Accra, Ghana tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 19:00 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 19:00 to 04:40 (sunset 17:50, sunrise 05:50).
- Jupiter — visible 02:10–05:20, highest at 05:20, 57° up in the east.
- Saturn — visible 18:10–03:40, highest at 22:30, 86° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 01:40–05:20, highest at 05:20, 63° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 16:30, sets 05:00. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS: no visible pass tonight — the next ones this week.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 26° up in the east around 23:50.
Computed for Accra (5.56, -0.20) from the real positions of the Sun, Moon and planets and the current NORAD orbit of the ISS. Planets count once they are 10° above the horizon after dusk. Times are local.
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