OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

22.92°S, 53.14°WAmerica/Sao_Paulo

Daylight+54.6°

14:37:44

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 36m of true darkness · 11h 12m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:40

Civil Dusk19:03

Nautical19:30

Full Dark19:58

Nadir00:16

Dark Ends04:34

Nautical05:02

Civil Dawn05:29

Sunrise05:52

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-23.5°

DISTANCE380,058 km

Moonrise16:22

Moonset03:56

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	55.1°	271°	Libra	05:37	12:10	18:42	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-11.9°	281°	Leo	02:27	08:08	13:44	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-33.6°	105°	Pisces	17:03	23:02	05:06	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-20.9°	281°	Cancer	02:00	07:33	13:04	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	75.2°	275°	Libra	06:55	13:34	20:13	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-88.0°	169°	Taurus	21:09	02:38	08:02	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-26.1°	103°	Pisces	16:31	22:33	04:39	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

RISES16:22

BEST TIME22:29N · 63° high

SETS03:56

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

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:27

BEST TIME08:08N · 53° high

SETS13:44

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

RISES17:03

BEST TIME23:02N · 66° high

SETS05:06

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

RISES05:37

BEST TIME12:10N · 85° high

SETS18:42

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

RISES02:00

BEST TIME07:33N · 49° high

SETS13:04

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.