LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE13.6°
DISTANCE380,273 km
Moonrise17:12
Moonset06:00
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX22% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-0.9° (0° to −6°)
18:40:21
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 8m of true darkness · 13h 36m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:35
Civil Dusk19:07
Nautical19:44
Full Dark20:19
Nadir01:24
Dark Ends06:27
Nautical07:03
Civil Dawn07:40
Sunrise08:12
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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 | -6.9° | 251° | Libra | 08:41 | 13:18 | 17:55 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -18.2° | 321° | Leo | 02:02 | 09:15 | 16:24 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 6.0° | 94° | Pisces | 18:01 | 00:10 | 06:18 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -18.3° | 330° | Cancer | 01:11 | 08:40 | 16:08 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 3.0° | 234° | Libra | 10:19 | 14:42 | 19:04 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -9.7° | 42° | Taurus | 19:57 | 03:41 | 11:29 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 9.6° | 101° | Pisces | 17:39 | 23:40 | 05:41 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:12
BEST TIME23:28S · 44° high
SETS06:00
Reaches about 44° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES02:02
BEST TIME09:15S · 56° high
SETS16:24
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
RISES18:01
BEST TIME00:10S · 43° high
SETS06:18
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
RISES08:41
BEST TIME13:18S · 24° high
SETS17:55
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
RISES01:11
BEST TIME08:40S · 60° high
SETS16:08
Reaches about 60° 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.