LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION93%
ALTITUDE-27.8°
DISTANCE379,690 km
Moonrise19:23
Moonset07:22
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+21.4°
15:16:14
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 0m of true darkness · 14h 16m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset20:27
Civil Dusk21:06
Nautical21:50
Full Dark22:34
Nadir03:35
Dark Ends08:35
Nautical09:19
Civil Dawn10:03
Sunrise10:43
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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 | 15.1° | 177° | Libra | 11:23 | 15:27 | 19:32 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Visible Low | -2.0 | 29.3° | 250° | Leo | 03:48 | 11:25 | 19:01 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Below Horizon | 0.3 | -30.2° | 16° | Pisces | 20:08 | 02:20 | 08:36 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Visible Low | 1.0 | 27.8° | 260° | Cancer | 02:46 | 10:51 | 18:54 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 9.7° | 157° | Libra | 13:11 | 16:52 | 20:33 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -4.8° | 323° | Taurus | 21:23 | 05:55 | 14:23 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Below Horizon | 7.8 | -30.6° | 25° | Pisces | 19:49 | 01:50 | 07:55 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES19:23
BEST TIME01:55S · 37° high
SETS07:22
Reaches about 37° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES03:48
BEST TIME11:25S · 48° high
SETS19:01
Reaches about 48° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES20:08
BEST TIME02:20S · 35° high
SETS08:36
Reaches about 35° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES11:23
BEST TIME15:27S · 15° high
SETS19:32
Only reaches about 15° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES02:46
BEST TIME10:51S · 51° high
SETS18:54
Reaches about 51° 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.