OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

21.04°S, 40.82°WAmerica/Sao_Paulo

Daylight+48.8°

14:15:31

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 42m of true darkness · 11h 16m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:49

Civil Dusk18:12

Nautical18:39

Full Dark19:06

Nadir23:27

Dark Ends03:48

Nautical04:15

Civil Dawn04:42

Sunrise05:05

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-17.3°

DISTANCE380,141 km

Moonrise15:31

Moonset03:06

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	48.8°	266°	Libra	04:51	11:21	17:50	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-17.8°	279°	Leo	01:36	07:18	12:57	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-27.9°	100°	Pisces	16:14	22:13	04:17	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-26.7°	280°	Cancer	01:08	06:44	12:17	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	69.0°	266°	Libra	06:10	12:45	19:21	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-83.3°	89°	Taurus	20:17	01:44	07:16	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-20.2°	99°	Pisces	15:42	21:44	03:50	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

RISES15:31

BEST TIME21:38N · 65° high

SETS03:06

Reaches about 65° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:36

BEST TIME07:18N · 55° high

SETS12:57

Reaches about 55° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:14

BEST TIME22:13N · 68° high

SETS04:17

Reaches about 68° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES04:51

BEST TIME11:21N · 87° high

SETS17:50

Reaches about 87° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:08

BEST TIME06:44N · 51° high

SETS12:17

Reaches about 51° 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.