LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION93%
ALTITUDE14.5°
DISTANCE380,127 km
Moonrise17:45
Moonset06:35
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX23% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-2.1° (0° to −6°)
19:19:16
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 8m of true darkness · 13h 38m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset19:07
Civil Dusk19:39
Nautical20:16
Full Dark20:52
Nadir01:56
Dark Ends06:59
Nautical07:36
Civil Dawn08:12
Sunrise08:45
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
49/100
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 | -8.1° | 253° | Libra | 09:14 | 13:50 | 18:26 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -18.6° | 322° | Leo | 02:33 | 09:47 | 16:57 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 7.1° | 96° | Pisces | 18:33 | 00:42 | 06:51 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -18.4° | 332° | Cancer | 01:41 | 09:12 | 16:42 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 1.9° | 235° | Libra | 10:53 | 15:14 | 19:34 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -8.6° | 43° | Taurus | 20:27 | 04:13 | 12:03 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Visible Low | 7.8 | 10.6° | 103° | Pisces | 18:12 | 00:12 | 06:13 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:45
BEST TIME00:02S · 44° high
SETS06:35
Reaches about 44° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES02:33
BEST TIME09:47S · 56° high
SETS16:57
Reaches about 56° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES18:33
BEST TIME00:42S · 43° high
SETS06:51
Reaches about 43° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Good height
RISES09:14
BEST TIME13:50S · 23° high
SETS18:26
Reaches about 23° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:41
BEST TIME09:12S · 59° high
SETS16:42
Reaches about 59° 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.