OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

18.33°S, 59.76°WAmerica/La_Paz

Daylight+54.7°

14:07:19

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 51m of true darkness · 11h 21m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:02

Civil Dusk18:24

Nautical18:51

Full Dark19:17

Nadir23:43

Dark Ends04:08

Nautical04:35

Civil Dawn05:01

Sunrise05:23

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-23.6°

DISTANCE379,947 km

Moonrise15:49

Moonset03:23

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	54.2°	264°	Libra	05:11	11:36	18:02	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-11.7°	281°	Leo	01:48	07:34	13:16	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-33.9°	101°	Pisces	16:29	22:29	04:32	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-20.6°	283°	Cancer	01:20	06:59	12:37	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	74.2°	258°	Libra	06:30	13:01	19:31	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-87.1°	23°	Taurus	20:28	02:00	07:37	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-26.2°	100°	Pisces	15:57	21:59	04:05	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

RISES15:49

BEST TIME21:56N · 67° high

SETS03:23

Reaches about 67° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:48

BEST TIME07:34N · 57° high

SETS13:16

Reaches about 57° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:29

BEST TIME22:29N · 70° high

SETS04:32

Reaches about 70° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:11

BEST TIME11:36N · 90° high

SETS18:02

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

RISES01:20

BEST TIME06:59N · 54° high

SETS12:37

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.