OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

19.30°S, 69.42°WAmerica/Santiago

Daylight+47.9°

16:14:06

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 48m of true darkness · 11h 19m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset19:42

Civil Dusk20:04

Nautical20:31

Full Dark20:57

Nadir01:21

Dark Ends05:45

Nautical06:12

Civil Dawn06:38

Sunrise07:01

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-17.4°

DISTANCE379,698 km

Moonrise17:29

Moonset05:03

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/Santiago

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	47.6°	264°	Libra	06:48	13:15	19:42	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-18.6°	279°	Leo	03:28	09:13	14:54	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-27.1°	99°	Pisces	18:08	00:07	06:11	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-27.4°	281°	Cancer	03:00	08:38	14:14	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	67.8°	262°	Libra	08:07	14:39	21:12	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-82.0°	76°	Taurus	22:08	03:39	09:13	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-19.4°	98°	Pisces	17:36	23:38	05:44	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

RISES17:29

BEST TIME23:36N · 66° high

SETS05:03

Reaches about 66° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES03:28

BEST TIME09:13N · 56° high

SETS14:54

Reaches about 56° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES18:08

BEST TIME00:07N · 69° high

SETS06:11

Reaches about 69° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES06:48

BEST TIME13:15N · 89° high

SETS19:42

Reaches about 89° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES03:00

BEST TIME08:38N · 53° high

SETS14:14

Reaches about 53° 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.