OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

48.45°N, 2.75°WEurope/Paris

Daylight+8.5°

18:06:59

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 8m of true darkness · 13h 37m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset19:07

Civil Dusk19:39

Nautical20:15

Full Dark20:51

Nadir01:55

Dark Ends06:59

Nautical07:35

Civil Dawn08:12

Sunrise08:44

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE3.1°

DISTANCE380,398 km

Moonrise17:44

Moonset06:34

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX5% · Minimal Lunar Glare

Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

40/100

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 Europe/Paris

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Rising / Setting	-4.3	2.5°	239°	Libra	09:13	13:49	18:26	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-10.1°	306°	Leo	02:33	09:46	16:57	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-4.3°	82°	Pisces	18:33	00:41	06:54	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-11.4°	315°	Cancer	01:41	09:12	16:41	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Visible Low	0.4	10.6°	221°	Libra	10:52	15:13	19:34	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-15.7°	27°	Taurus	20:27	04:13	12:02	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-0.7°	89°	Pisces	18:11	00:12	06:16	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 · Good height

RISES17:44

BEST TIME00:01S · 44° high

SETS06:34

Reaches about 44° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:33

BEST TIME09:46S · 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 TIME00:41S · 43° high

SETS06:54

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

RISES09:13

BEST TIME13:49S · 24° high

SETS18:26

Reaches about 24° 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 · 60° high

SETS16:41

Reaches about 60° 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.