Skip to main content
SkyTracko

Tonight's Sky from Nairobi, Kenya

1.28°S, 36.82°E · Africa/Nairobi · Sun, Nov 1 · 09:04 UTC

☀️ Daytime — but ISS passes tonight

Set a reminder for the ISS pass. 🌇 Sunset later today — check back this evening. ☁️ Overcast — visibility may be limited tonight, including ISS.

⏳Wait for sunset — nothing visible in daylight.

Nairobi, Kenya · 4 planets in the sky (daylight — none visible)

Best thing to see tonight

ISS

88° pass — but likely hidden by cloud cover. Moves from southwest, passes nearly overhead, exits northeast

High
Where to look
Look southwest
When
6 min pass (17:19 UTC)
Visibility score
60/100
4 planets in the sky, but none visible to the naked eye
  • Mercury — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Venus — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Mars — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
  • Jupiter — Daylight is too bright — planets are washed out by the sun.
3 planets below the horizon — Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • Saturn — Below horizon
  • Uranus — Below horizon
  • Neptune — Below horizon

Observing conditions

Cloud cover
98%
Overcast
Moon
Last Quarter
55% lit — Moon visible, but no impact in daylight
Light pollution
City
Bortle 8 — measured

Light pollution

Bortle scale · catalogued
8/9
City
1 · Pristine5 · Suburban9 · Inner city

City sky. Only a few dozen stars visible. Familiar constellation shapes missing dimmer stars. Moon and planets only.

Naked-eye limit
mag 4.5

Next eclipse

Solar · total
274
days away

A total solar eclipse on Monday, 2 August 2027.

Visible: Spain, North Africa, Middle East, India. Confirm viewability from Nairobi on the detail page.

Duration
6m 24s
Magnitude
1.08

What this means

It is still daylight — check back after sunset.

The sky is overcast — outdoor viewing is not recommended tonight.

Moonlight is moderate and may wash out dimmer objects.

Sun

Above horizon
Altitude
76.5°
Sun is up
Azimuth
168° SSE
Next sunrise
Mon, Nov 2 · 03:11 UTC
Next sunset
Sun, Nov 1 · 15:21 UTC

Moon

Visible
Phase
Last Quarter
55.4% illuminated
Altitude
0.3°
Azimuth
292° WNW
Next moonrise
Sun, Nov 1 · 21:42 UTC

ISS passes (next 48 h)

5 passes
  • Sun, Nov 1 · 17:19 UTC
    peak 88°
    in 8 hoursrises SW → sets NE6m 39s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 04:56 UTC
    peak 42°
    in 20 hoursrises NNW → sets SE6m 27s
  • Mon, Nov 2 · 16:32 UTC
    peak 35°
    tomorrowrises SSW → sets ENE6m 9s
  • Tue, Nov 3 · 04:09 UTC
    peak 19°
    in 2 daysrises N → sets ESE4m 56s
  • Tue, Nov 3 · 05:47 UTC
    peak 14°
    in 2 daysrises W → sets SSW3m 41s

Active meteor showers

1 active

  • Orionids

    ~20/hr

    The other Halley's Comet shower; fast bright meteors.

    Peak: 10-21

Advanced — raw altitude, azimuth, magnitude for all planets

Planets

0 currently observable
  • Mercurymag 3.5
    70.7°Not visible
  • Venusmag -4.2
    72.7°Not visible
  • Marsmag 0.8
    16.9°Not visible
  • Jupitermag -2.0
    22.2°Not visible
  • Saturn
    Below horizon
  • Uranus
    Below horizon
  • Neptune
    Below horizon
Share