LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE9.6°
DISTANCE380,388 km
Moonrise16:55
Moonset05:51
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX15% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-0.8° (0° to −6°)
18:09:39
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 1m of true darkness · 14h 7m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:05
Civil Dusk18:43
Nautical19:25
Full Dark20:08
Nadir01:08
Dark Ends06:09
Nautical06:51
Civil Dawn07:34
Sunrise08:12
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
52/100
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♀ | Below Horizon | -4.3 | -7.1° | 249° | Libra | 08:53 | 13:02 | 17:13 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -11.0° | 318° | Leo | 01:25 | 09:00 | 16:31 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 3.3° | 92° | Pisces | 17:43 | 23:54 | 06:10 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -10.7° | 327° | Cancer | 00:27 | 08:25 | 16:21 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 0.6° | 231° | Libra | 10:37 | 14:26 | 18:16 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -5.6° | 38° | Taurus | 19:06 | 03:26 | 11:49 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 6.0° | 99° | Pisces | 17:24 | 23:25 | 05:25 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:55
BEST TIME23:13S · 37° high
SETS05:51
Reaches about 37° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:25
BEST TIME09:00S · 49° high
SETS16:31
Reaches about 49° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:43
BEST TIME23:54S · 36° high
SETS06:10
Reaches about 36° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES08:53
BEST TIME13:02S · 17° high
SETS17:13
Only reaches about 17° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:27
BEST TIME08:25S · 53° high
SETS16:21
Reaches about 53° 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.