LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE10.4°
DISTANCE380,389 km
Moonrise16:53
Moonset05:45
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX17% · 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°)
18:09:12
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 4m of true darkness · 13h 57m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:07
Civil Dusk18:43
Nautical19:23
Full Dark20:03
Nadir01:05
Dark Ends06:07
Nautical06:47
Civil Dawn07:28
Sunrise08:04
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
51/100
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 | -6.7° | 249° | Libra | 08:41 | 12:59 | 17:19 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -12.9° | 319° | Leo | 01:29 | 08:57 | 16:21 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 3.7° | 92° | Pisces | 17:41 | 23:52 | 06:02 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -12.7° | 328° | Cancer | 00:33 | 08:22 | 16:09 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 1.5° | 231° | Libra | 10:23 | 14:23 | 18:23 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -7.0° | 38° | Taurus | 19:15 | 03:23 | 11:35 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 6.6° | 100° | Pisces | 17:21 | 23:22 | 05:23 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:53
BEST TIME23:10S · 39° high
SETS05:45
Reaches about 39° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:29
BEST TIME08:57S · 51° high
SETS16:21
Reaches about 51° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:41
BEST TIME23:52S · 38° high
SETS06:02
Reaches about 38° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES08:41
BEST TIME12:59S · 19° high
SETS17:19
Only reaches about 19° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:33
BEST TIME08:22S · 55° high
SETS16:09
Reaches about 55° 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.