Tonight's sky over Khartoum: what to see, Saturday 24 October
What is up over Khartoum, Sudan tonight (Saturday 24 October): Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, a waxing gibbous Moon. Truly dark from 18:40 — times local, computed for this city.
- Truly dark from 18:40 to 04:40 (sunset 17:30, sunrise 05:50).
- Jupiter — visible 01:50–05:20, highest at 05:20, 61° up in the east.
- Saturn — visible 17:50–03:30, highest at 22:20, 76° up in the south.
- Mars — visible 01:10–05:20, highest at 05:20, 69° up in the east.
- Moon: waxing gibbous, 98% lit — rises 16:10, sets 04:50. 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 23:40.
Computed for Khartoum (15.55, 32.53) 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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