OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

27.89°S, 59.28°WAmerica/Argentina/Cordoba

Daylight+69.2°

13:36:33

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 17m of true darkness · 11h 2m total night

DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset19:10

Civil Dusk19:34

Nautical20:03

Full Dark20:32

Nadir00:41

Dark Ends04:49

Nautical05:19

Civil Dawn05:47

Sunrise06:12

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-40.3°

DISTANCE380,287 km

Moonrise16:49

Moonset04:22

HorizonBelow

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX0% · Minimal Lunar Glare

Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

42/100

Fair Stargazing

Partial haze or lunar wash. Bright clusters, double stars, and prominent planets remain well visible.

CLOUD COVER15%

HUMIDITY50%

VISIBILITY18 km

DEW POINT10.8°C

PLANETARY EPHEMERIS & ALMANAC

Visible Planets Tonight

All times calibrated to America/Argentina/Cordoba

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	72.7°	301°	Libra	05:54	12:34	19:15	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	5.2°	289°	Leo	03:01	08:32	14:03	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-49.3°	125°	Pisces	17:28	23:27	05:30	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-3.2°	288°	Cancer	02:35	07:58	13:20	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	81.3°	38°	Libra	07:10	13:59	20:47	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-69.5°	255°	Taurus	21:43	03:02	08:17	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-42.5°	120°	Pisces	16:55	22:57	05:04	Telescope

TONIGHT'S VIEWING SCHEDULE

When & Where to Look Tonight

A simple guide to when each object is above your horizon. No astronomy chart reading required.

BEST TIMEHighest in your sky

The MoonNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:49

BEST TIME22:54N · 58° high

SETS04:22

Reaches about 58° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES03:01

BEST TIME08:32N · 48° high

SETS14:03

Reaches about 48° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:28

BEST TIME23:27N · 61° high

SETS05:30

Reaches about 61° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:54

BEST TIME12:34N · 80° high

SETS19:15

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:35

BEST TIME07:58N · 44° high

SETS13:20

Reaches about 44° above the horizon at its highest point.Distinctive crimson hue; polar ice cap discernible near opposition.

OBSERVING LOG & TARGET LIST

Tonight's Prime Deep-Sky Targets

0 / 6 targets logged tonight

M31 / NGC 224 · Andromeda

Andromeda Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy (2.5M ly)

Our galactic neighbor; visible as a ghostly oval smudge with dense radiant stellar core.

M45 · Taurus

The Pleiades (Seven Sisters)

Open Star Cluster

Breathtaking blue diamond cluster enshrouded in delicate interstellar reflection nebulosity.

M42 / NGC 1976 · Orion

Great Orion Nebula

Diffuse Emission Nebula

Star nursery harboring the brilliant Trapezium cluster with sprawling bat-wing filaments.

NGC 869 & NGC 884 · Perseus

The Double Cluster

Twin Open Clusters

Pair of spectacular shimmering jewel-boxes bursting with ruby supergiant stars.

M13 / NGC 6205 · Hercules

Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Globular Cluster (300k stars)

Massive beehive of ancient stars packed tightly together into a blazing central ball.

M57 / NGC 6720 · Lyra

The Ring Nebula

Planetary Nebula

Delicate glowing smoke-ring left behind by a dying star 2,500 light-years away.