OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

29.05°S, 52.17°WAmerica/Sao_Paulo

Daylight+32.4°

16:09:56

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 12m of true darkness · 10h 59m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:43

Civil Dusk19:07

Nautical19:36

Full Dark20:06

Nadir00:12

Dark Ends04:18

Nautical04:48

Civil Dawn05:17

Sunrise05:42

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-2.3°

DISTANCE379,713 km

Moonrise16:20

Moonset04:23

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	33.5°	267°	Libra	05:23	12:06	18:48	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-34.1°	268°	Leo	02:31	08:04	13:33	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-11.1°	95°	Pisces	17:00	22:58	05:01	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-43.0°	268°	Cancer	02:06	07:29	12:50	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	53.2°	273°	Libra	06:39	13:30	20:21	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-66.3°	104°	Taurus	21:17	02:30	07:47	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-3.6°	93°	Pisces	16:26	22:29	04:35	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

RISES16:20

BEST TIME22:25N · 57° high

SETS04:23

Reaches about 57° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:31

BEST TIME08:04N · 47° high

SETS13:33

Reaches about 47° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:00

BEST TIME22:58N · 60° high

SETS05:01

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

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:23

BEST TIME12:06N · 79° high

SETS18:48

Reaches about 79° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:06

BEST TIME07:29N · 43° high

SETS12:50

Reaches about 43° 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.