OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

31.40°S, 62.31°WAmerica/Argentina/Cordoba

Daylight+65.6°

13:55:23

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 2m of true darkness · 10h 54m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset19:26

Civil Dusk19:51

Nautical20:21

Full Dark20:52

Nadir00:53

Dark Ends04:54

Nautical05:25

Civil Dawn05:54

Sunrise06:20

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-37.7°

DISTANCE380,216 km

Moonrise17:03

Moonset04:34

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	69.5°	307°	Libra	05:59	12:46	19:33	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	2.8°	289°	Leo	03:18	08:44	14:10	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-46.1°	127°	Pisces	17:41	23:39	05:41	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-5.7°	287°	Cancer	02:53	08:10	13:27	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	78.9°	20°	Libra	07:15	14:11	21:07	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-69.6°	244°	Taurus	22:02	03:14	08:22	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-39.5°	121°	Pisces	17:07	23:09	05:16	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

RISES17:03

BEST TIME23:07N · 54° high

SETS04:34

Reaches about 54° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES03:18

BEST TIME08:44N · 44° high

SETS14:10

Reaches about 44° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:41

BEST TIME23:39N · 57° high

SETS05:41

Reaches about 57° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:59

BEST TIME12:46N · 77° high

SETS19:33

Reaches about 77° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:53

BEST TIME08:10N · 41° high

SETS13:27

Reaches about 41° 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.