OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

8.36°S, 35.22°WAmerica/Recife

Daylight+33.7°

14:53:55

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 16m of true darkness · 11h 39m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:15

Civil Dusk17:36

Nautical18:01

Full Dark18:26

Nadir23:05

Dark Ends03:43

Nautical04:08

Civil Dawn04:33

Sunrise04:54

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-3.1°

DISTANCE379,997 km

Moonrise15:06

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/Recife

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	32.0°	254°	Libra	04:47	10:59	17:10	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-30.2°	282°	Leo	01:00	06:56	12:49	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-14.2°	91°	Pisces	15:51	21:51	03:56	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-38.4°	286°	Cancer	00:29	06:21	12:13	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	51.5°	247°	Libra	06:08	12:23	18:37	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-64.8°	57°	Taurus	19:34	01:22	07:15	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-6.5°	91°	Pisces	15:20	21:21	03:27	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

RISES15:06

BEST TIME21:15N · 78° high

SETS03:23

Reaches about 78° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:00

BEST TIME06:56N · 67° high

SETS12:49

Reaches about 67° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES15:51

BEST TIME21:51N · 80° high

SETS03:56

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES04:47

BEST TIME10:59S · 80° high

SETS17:10

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:29

BEST TIME06:21N · 64° high

SETS12:13

Reaches about 64° 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.