LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE12.2°
DISTANCE380,263 km
Moonrise17:20
Moonset06:10
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX20% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-0.5° (0° to −6°)
18:42:50
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 7m of true darkness · 13h 43m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:40
Civil Dusk19:13
Nautical19:51
Full Dark20:28
Nadir01:32
Dark Ends06:35
Nautical07:12
Civil Dawn07:50
Sunrise08:23
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
50/100
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 | -6.6° | 250° | Libra | 08:55 | 13:26 | 17:58 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -16.2° | 320° | Leo | 02:06 | 09:23 | 16:37 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 5.0° | 94° | Pisces | 18:09 | 00:18 | 06:27 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -16.2° | 329° | Cancer | 01:13 | 08:48 | 16:22 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 2.7° | 233° | Libra | 10:35 | 14:50 | 19:05 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -9.0° | 40° | Taurus | 19:58 | 03:49 | 11:45 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 8.3° | 100° | Pisces | 17:48 | 23:48 | 05:49 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:20
BEST TIME23:37S · 42° high
SETS06:10
Reaches about 42° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES02:06
BEST TIME09:23S · 55° high
SETS16:37
Reaches about 55° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES18:09
BEST TIME00:18S · 42° high
SETS06:27
Reaches about 42° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Good height
RISES08:55
BEST TIME13:26S · 22° high
SETS17:58
Reaches about 22° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:13
BEST TIME08:48S · 58° high
SETS16:22
Reaches about 58° 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.