Tonight's sky over Dakar: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Dakar, Senegal tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 20:00 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 20:00 to 06:00 (sunset 18:50, sunrise 07:10).
- Jupiter — visible 03:10–06:40, highest at 06:40, 62° up in the east.
- Saturn — visible 19:10–04:50, highest at 23:40, 77° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 02:40–06:40, highest at 06:40, 69° up in the east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 17:30, sets 06:20. Bright enough to wash out the faint stars.
- ISS: no visible pass tonight — the next ones this week.
- Orionids meteor shower is active, radiant 29° up in the east around 01:00.
Computed for Dakar (14.69, -17.44) 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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