OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

16.44°S, 49.18°WAmerica/Sao_Paulo

Daylight+44.3°

15:08:37

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 56m of true darkness · 11h 25m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:18

Civil Dusk18:40

Nautical19:06

Full Dark19:32

Nadir00:00

Dark Ends04:28

Nautical04:55

Civil Dawn05:21

Sunrise05:43

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-13.3°

DISTANCE379,942 km

Moonrise16:05

Moonset03:40

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	43.6°	261°	Libra	05:31	11:54	18:17	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-21.7°	279°	Leo	02:04	07:52	13:36	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-23.8°	96°	Pisces	16:47	22:47	04:50	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-30.5°	281°	Cancer	01:35	07:17	12:57	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	63.6°	256°	Libra	06:51	13:18	19:46	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-77.6°	67°	Taurus	20:42	02:18	07:57	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-16.1°	95°	Pisces	16:15	22:17	04:23	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

RISES16:05

BEST TIME22:13N · 69° high

SETS03:40

Reaches about 69° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:04

BEST TIME07:52N · 59° high

SETS13:36

Reaches about 59° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:47

BEST TIME22:47N · 72° high

SETS04:50

Reaches about 72° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:31

BEST TIME11:54S · 88° high

SETS18:17

Reaches about 88° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:35

BEST TIME07:17N · 56° high

SETS12:57

Reaches about 56° 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.