OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

15.25°S, 68.17°WAmerica/La_Paz

Daylight+77.2°

13:07:19

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 59m of true darkness · 11h 27m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:33

Civil Dusk18:55

Nautical19:21

Full Dark19:47

Nadir00:16

Dark Ends04:46

Nautical05:12

Civil Dawn05:38

Sunrise06:00

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-45.6°

DISTANCE380,171 km

Moonrise16:23

Moonset03:57

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	76.0°	257°	Libra	05:48	12:10	18:31	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Visible Low	-2.0	10.3°	288°	Leo	02:22	08:08	13:53	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-56.5°	112°	Pisces	17:03	23:02	05:06	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Rising / Setting	1.0	1.6°	289°	Cancer	01:51	07:33	13:15	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	81.3°	132°	Libra	07:09	13:34	20:00	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-68.0°	288°	Taurus	20:56	02:38	08:15	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-48.9°	109°	Pisces	16:31	22:33	04:38	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

RISES16:23

BEST TIME22:31N · 70° high

SETS03:57

Reaches about 70° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:22

BEST TIME08:08N · 60° high

SETS13:53

Reaches about 60° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:03

BEST TIME23:02N · 73° high

SETS05:06

Reaches about 73° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:48

BEST TIME12:10S · 87° high

SETS18:31

Reaches about 87° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:51

BEST TIME07:33N · 57° high

SETS13:15

Reaches about 57° 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.