LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE15.4°
DISTANCE380,240 km
Moonrise16:54
Moonset05:48
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX24% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Nautical Twilight-6.3° (−6° to −12°)
18:49:09
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 2m of true darkness · 14h 4m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:05
Civil Dusk18:42
Nautical19:24
Full Dark20:06
Nadir01:07
Dark Ends06:08
Nautical06:49
Civil Dawn07:32
Sunrise08:09
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
63/100
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 | -12.6° | 257° | Libra | 08:48 | 13:01 | 17:14 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -15.1° | 328° | Leo | 01:26 | 08:58 | 16:27 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 9.1° | 100° | Pisces | 17:42 | 23:53 | 06:04 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -14.0° | 337° | Cancer | 00:29 | 08:23 | 16:17 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -3.6° | 239° | Libra | 10:32 | 14:25 | 18:18 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -2.1° | 46° | Taurus | 19:09 | 03:24 | 11:44 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Visible Low | 7.8 | 11.7° | 108° | Pisces | 17:23 | 23:23 | 05:24 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:54
BEST TIME23:11S · 37° high
SETS05:48
Reaches about 37° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:26
BEST TIME08:58S · 50° high
SETS16:27
Reaches about 50° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:42
BEST TIME23:53S · 37° high
SETS06:04
Reaches about 37° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES08:48
BEST TIME13:01S · 17° high
SETS17:14
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
RISES00:29
BEST TIME08:23S · 53° high
SETS16:17
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.