OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

16.95°S, 67.55°WAmerica/La_Paz

Daylight+77.9°

12:59:18

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 55m of true darkness · 11h 24m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:32

Civil Dusk18:54

Nautical19:20

Full Dark19:46

Nadir00:14

Dark Ends04:41

Nautical05:07

Civil Dawn05:34

Sunrise05:56

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-46.4°

DISTANCE380,201 km

Moonrise16:21

Moonset03:55

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	77.6°	263°	Libra	05:44	12:07	18:31	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Visible Low	-2.0	11.0°	289°	Leo	02:21	08:05	13:49	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-57.0°	115°	Pisces	17:00	23:00	05:04	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Rising / Setting	1.0	2.3°	289°	Cancer	01:51	07:31	13:10	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	81.2°	118°	Libra	07:03	13:32	20:00	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-67.1°	284°	Taurus	20:56	02:35	08:10	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-49.6°	112°	Pisces	16:28	22:30	04:36	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

RISES16:21

BEST TIME22:29N · 69° high

SETS03:55

Reaches about 69° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:21

BEST TIME08:05N · 59° high

SETS13:49

Reaches about 59° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:00

BEST TIME23:00N · 72° high

SETS05:04

Reaches about 72° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:44

BEST TIME12:07S · 89° high

SETS18:31

Reaches about 89° 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 TIME07:31N · 55° high

SETS13:10

Reaches about 55° 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.