Tonight's sky over Cape Town: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Cape Town, South Africa tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, 1 ISS pass, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:40 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:40 to 04:30 (sunset 19:10, sunrise 06:00).
- Jupiter — visible 03:50–05:20, highest at 05:20, 26° up in the north-east.
- Saturn — visible 19:40–04:10, highest at 23:10, 55° up in the north.
- Mercury — visible 19:40–19:50, highest at 19:40, 12° up in the west.
- Mars — visible 03:30–05:20, highest at 05:20, 28° up in the north-east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 17:40, sets 05:10. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS 20:40 — from the south to the east, up to 23°.
Computed for Cape Town (-33.92, 18.42) 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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