OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

22.63°S, 54.82°WAmerica/Campo_Grande

Daylight+65.0°

12:57:43

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 37m of true darkness · 11h 13m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:46

Civil Dusk18:10

Nautical18:37

Full Dark19:04

Nadir23:23

Dark Ends03:41

Nautical04:09

Civil Dawn04:36

Sunrise04:59

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-33.8°

DISTANCE380,207 km

Moonrise15:29

Moonset03:03

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	65.9°	276°	Libra	04:44	11:17	17:49	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-1.2°	285°	Leo	01:37	07:14	12:51	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-44.0°	112°	Pisces	16:10	22:09	04:12	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-10.2°	285°	Cancer	01:09	06:40	12:11	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	85.9°	293°	Libra	06:03	12:41	19:19	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-79.3°	263°	Taurus	20:15	01:44	07:09	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-36.6°	109°	Pisces	15:37	21:39	03:46	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

RISES15:29

BEST TIME21:36N · 63° high

SETS03:03

Reaches about 63° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:37

BEST TIME07:14N · 53° high

SETS12:51

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

RISES16:10

BEST TIME22:09N · 66° high

SETS04:12

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

RISES04:44

BEST TIME11:17N · 85° high

SETS17:49

Reaches about 85° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:09

BEST TIME06:40N · 49° high

SETS12:11

Reaches about 49° 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.