OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

34.03°S, 70.67°WAmerica/Santiago

Daylight+64.4°

12:33:22

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM7h 49m of true darkness · 10h 47m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset20:03

Civil Dusk20:29

Nautical21:00

Full Dark21:32

Nadir01:26

Dark Ends05:21

Nautical05:53

Civil Dawn06:24

Sunrise06:50

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-53.5°

DISTANCE380,524 km

Moonrise17:38

Moonset05:09

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	70.8°	36°	Libra	06:28	13:20	20:11	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Visible Low	-2.0	22.9°	308°	Leo	03:55	09:18	14:40	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-56.9°	171°	Pisces	18:14	00:12	06:14	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	14.6°	304°	Cancer	03:31	08:43	13:55	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	58.2°	74°	Libra	07:42	14:44	21:46	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-45.3°	266°	Taurus	22:41	03:48	08:50	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-53.5°	159°	Pisces	17:40	23:43	05:49	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

RISES17:38

BEST TIME23:41N · 51° high

SETS05:09

Reaches about 51° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES03:55

BEST TIME09:18N · 42° high

SETS14:40

Reaches about 42° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES18:14

BEST TIME00:12N · 55° high

SETS06:14

Reaches about 55° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES06:28

BEST TIME13:20N · 74° high

SETS20:11

Reaches about 74° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES03:31

BEST TIME08:43N · 38° high

SETS13:55

Reaches about 38° 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.