OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

22.30°S, 53.27°WAmerica/Campo_Grande

Daylight+51.4°

13:53:09

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 38m of true darkness · 11h 13m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:40

Civil Dusk18:03

Nautical18:30

Full Dark18:58

Nadir23:17

Dark Ends03:36

Nautical04:03

Civil Dawn04:30

Sunrise04:53

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-20.3°

DISTANCE380,000 km

Moonrise15:23

Moonset02:57

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/Campo_Grande

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	51.6°	269°	Libra	04:39	11:10	17:42	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-15.2°	279°	Leo	01:27	07:08	12:46	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-30.4°	102°	Pisces	16:04	22:03	04:06	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-24.1°	280°	Cancer	01:00	06:34	12:05	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	71.8°	271°	Libra	05:57	12:35	19:13	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-85.9°	108°	Taurus	20:09	01:34	07:04	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-22.8°	101°	Pisces	15:31	21:33	03:39	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

RISES15:23

BEST TIME21:30N · 63° high

SETS02:57

Reaches about 63° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:27

BEST TIME07:08N · 53° high

SETS12:46

Reaches about 53° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:04

BEST TIME22:03N · 66° high

SETS04:06

Reaches about 66° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES04:39

BEST TIME11:10N · 86° high

SETS17:42

Reaches about 86° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:00

BEST TIME06:34N · 50° high

SETS12:05

Reaches about 50° 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.