OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

35.11°S, 71.28°WAmerica/Santiago

Daylight+59.2°

14:57:29

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM7h 43m of true darkness · 10h 44m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset20:06

Civil Dusk20:33

Nautical21:04

Full Dark21:37

Nadir01:29

Dark Ends05:20

Nautical05:53

Civil Dawn06:24

Sunrise06:51

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-31.7°

DISTANCE379,984 km

Moonrise17:41

Moonset05:11

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	62.8°	303°	Libra	06:28	13:22	20:16	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-3.2°	285°	Leo	03:59	09:20	14:41	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-39.4°	123°	Pisces	18:17	00:15	06:17	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-12.0°	283°	Cancer	03:36	08:45	13:56	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	75.6°	350°	Libra	07:42	14:47	21:51	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-71.8°	222°	Taurus	22:46	03:50	08:50	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-32.8°	118°	Pisces	17:42	23:45	05:52	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

RISES17:41

BEST TIME23:44N · 50° high

SETS05:11

Reaches about 50° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES03:59

BEST TIME09:20N · 41° high

SETS14:41

Reaches about 41° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES18:17

BEST TIME00:15N · 54° high

SETS06:17

Reaches about 54° 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 TIME13:22N · 73° high

SETS20:16

Reaches about 73° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES03:36

BEST TIME08:45N · 37° high

SETS13:56

Reaches about 37° 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.