OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

4.35°S, 40.66°WAmerica/Sao_Paulo

Daylight+35.8°

15:04:06

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 25m of true darkness · 11h 46m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:33

Civil Dusk17:55

Nautical18:19

Full Dark18:44

Nadir23:26

Dark Ends04:09

Nautical04:33

Civil Dawn04:58

Sunrise05:19

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-6.0°

DISTANCE379,959 km

Moonrise15:27

Moonset03:04

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/Sao_Paulo

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	33.6°	251°	Libra	05:14	11:20	17:27	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-26.5°	284°	Leo	01:17	07:18	13:15	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-17.1°	90°	Pisces	16:12	22:13	04:18	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-34.4°	289°	Cancer	00:45	06:43	12:39	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	52.3°	241°	Libra	06:36	12:44	18:53	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-64.6°	47°	Taurus	19:49	01:44	07:43	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-9.5°	91°	Pisces	15:42	21:43	03:48	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

RISES15:27

BEST TIME21:38N · 82° high

SETS03:04

Reaches about 82° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:17

BEST TIME07:18N · 71° high

SETS13:15

Reaches about 71° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:12

BEST TIME22:13N · 84° high

SETS04:18

Reaches about 84° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:14

BEST TIME11:20S · 76° high

SETS17:27

Reaches about 76° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:45

BEST TIME06:43N · 68° high

SETS12:39

Reaches about 68° 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.