OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

17.82°S, 63.05°WAmerica/La_Paz

Daylight+74.8°

12:54:02

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 52m of true darkness · 11h 22m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:15

Civil Dusk18:37

Nautical19:03

Full Dark19:30

Nadir23:56

Dark Ends04:22

Nautical04:48

Civil Dawn05:15

Sunrise05:37

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-43.2°

DISTANCE380,221 km

Moonrise16:03

Moonset03:37

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/La_Paz

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	74.7°	267°	Libra	05:24	11:49	18:14	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	7.9°	288°	Leo	02:04	07:47	13:30	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-53.9°	114°	Pisces	16:42	22:42	04:46	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-0.5°	288°	Cancer	01:34	07:13	12:51	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	84.3°	124°	Libra	06:44	13:14	19:44	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-70.3°	283°	Taurus	20:40	02:17	07:51	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-46.4°	111°	Pisces	16:10	22:12	04:18	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

RISES16:03

BEST TIME22:10N · 68° high

SETS03:37

Reaches about 68° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:04

BEST TIME07:47N · 58° high

SETS13:30

Reaches about 58° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:42

BEST TIME22:42N · 71° high

SETS04:46

Reaches about 71° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:24

BEST TIME11:49S · 90° high

SETS18:14

Reaches about 90° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:34

BEST TIME07:13N · 54° high

SETS12:51

Reaches about 54° 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.