OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

32.43°S, 63.73°WAmerica/Argentina/Cordoba

Daylight+69.0°

13:09:49

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM7h 57m of true darkness · 10h 51m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset19:33

Civil Dusk19:58

Nautical20:29

Full Dark21:00

Nadir00:58

Dark Ends04:57

Nautical05:28

Civil Dawn05:59

Sunrise06:24

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-46.0°

DISTANCE380,387 km

Moonrise17:09

Moonset04:40

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	75.1°	344°	Libra	06:03	12:52	19:41	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Visible Low	-2.0	12.3°	296°	Leo	03:25	08:50	14:14	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-53.1°	144°	Pisces	17:47	23:45	05:47	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Rising / Setting	1.0	3.8°	294°	Cancer	03:00	08:15	13:30	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	71.1°	57°	Libra	07:18	14:17	21:15	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-58.9°	256°	Taurus	22:10	03:20	08:26	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-47.5°	135°	Pisces	17:12	23:15	05:22	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

RISES17:09

BEST TIME23:13N · 53° high

SETS04:40

Reaches about 53° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES03:25

BEST TIME08:50N · 43° high

SETS14:14

Reaches about 43° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:47

BEST TIME23:45N · 56° high

SETS05:47

Reaches about 56° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES06:03

BEST TIME12:52N · 76° high

SETS19:41

Reaches about 76° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES03:00

BEST TIME08:15N · 40° high

SETS13:30

Reaches about 40° 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.