OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

5.12°S, 36.63°WAmerica/Fortaleza

Daylight+39.5°

14:33:48

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 23m of true darkness · 11h 45m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:18

Civil Dusk17:39

Nautical18:04

Full Dark18:29

Nadir23:10

Dark Ends03:52

Nautical04:17

Civil Dawn04:41

Sunrise05:03

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-9.3°

DISTANCE380,072 km

Moonrise15:11

Moonset02:47

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/Fortaleza

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	37.2°	251°	Libra	04:57	11:04	17:12	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-23.2°	283°	Leo	01:02	07:02	12:58	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-20.7°	90°	Pisces	15:56	21:57	04:01	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-31.3°	288°	Cancer	00:30	06:27	12:22	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	55.8°	240°	Libra	06:19	12:28	18:38	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-67.7°	43°	Taurus	19:34	01:28	07:25	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-13.0°	92°	Pisces	15:25	21:27	03:32	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

RISES15:11

BEST TIME21:21N · 81° high

SETS02:47

Reaches about 81° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:02

BEST TIME07:02N · 71° high

SETS12:58

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

RISES15:56

BEST TIME21:57N · 84° high

SETS04:01

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

RISES04:57

BEST TIME11:04S · 77° high

SETS17:12

Reaches about 77° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:30

BEST TIME06:27N · 67° high

SETS12:22

Reaches about 67° 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.