LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE-29.3°
DISTANCE380,239 km
Moonrise16:00
Moonset03:45
HorizonBelow
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX0% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Daylight+29.7°
12:49:16
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 8m of true darkness · 13h 37m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset17:20
Civil Dusk17:52
Nautical18:28
Full Dark19:04
Nadir00:09
Dark Ends05:13
Nautical05:49
Civil Dawn06:25
Sunrise06:57
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
42/100
Partial haze or lunar wash. Bright clusters, double stars, and prominent planets remain well visible.
CLOUD COVER15%
HUMIDITY50%
VISIBILITY18 km
DEW POINT10.8°C
| PLANET | STATUS | MAGNITUDE | ALTITUDE | AZIMUTH | CONSTELLATION | RISE | TRANSIT | SET | EQUIPMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus♀ | Visible Low | -4.3 | 23.1° | 192° | Libra | 07:24 | 12:02 | 16:40 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Visible Low | -2.0 | 22.3° | 267° | Leo | 00:50 | 07:59 | 15:08 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Below Horizon | 0.3 | -34.3° | 35° | Pisces | 16:45 | 22:54 | 05:07 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Visible Low | 1.0 | 19.1° | 276° | Cancer | 23:56 | 07:25 | 14:52 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Visible Low | 0.4 | 20.5° | 171° | Libra | 09:04 | 13:26 | 17:48 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -16.9° | 336° | Taurus | 18:41 | 02:29 | 10:13 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Below Horizon | 7.8 | -32.8° | 44° | Pisces | 16:24 | 22:24 | 04:29 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES16:00
BEST TIME22:23S · 45° high
SETS03:45
Reaches about 45° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:50
BEST TIME07:59S · 56° high
SETS15:08
Reaches about 56° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:45
BEST TIME22:54S · 43° high
SETS05:07
Reaches about 43° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Good height
RISES07:24
BEST TIME12:02S · 24° high
SETS16:40
Reaches about 24° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES23:56
BEST TIME07:25S · 60° high
SETS14:52
Reaches about 60° above the horizon at its highest point.Distinctive crimson hue; polar ice cap discernible near opposition.
M31 / NGC 224 · Andromeda
Spiral Galaxy (2.5M ly)Andromeda Galaxy
Our galactic neighbor; visible as a ghostly oval smudge with dense radiant stellar core.
M45 · Taurus
Open Star ClusterThe Pleiades (Seven Sisters)
Breathtaking blue diamond cluster enshrouded in delicate interstellar reflection nebulosity.
M42 / NGC 1976 · Orion
Diffuse Emission NebulaGreat Orion Nebula
Star nursery harboring the brilliant Trapezium cluster with sprawling bat-wing filaments.
NGC 869 & NGC 884 · Perseus
Twin Open ClustersThe Double Cluster
Pair of spectacular shimmering jewel-boxes bursting with ruby supergiant stars.
M13 / NGC 6205 · Hercules
Globular Cluster (300k stars)Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
Massive beehive of ancient stars packed tightly together into a blazing central ball.
M57 / NGC 6720 · Lyra
Planetary NebulaThe Ring Nebula
Delicate glowing smoke-ring left behind by a dying star 2,500 light-years away.