LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE14.7°
DISTANCE380,333 km
Moonrise16:43
Moonset05:33
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-3.6° (0° to −6°)
18:24:11
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 6m of true darkness · 13h 48m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:01
Civil Dusk18:35
Nautical19:14
Full Dark19:52
Nadir00:55
Dark Ends05:58
Nautical06:36
Civil Dawn07:15
Sunrise07:49
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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 | -9.7° | 254° | Libra | 08:23 | 12:49 | 17:17 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -17.0° | 324° | Leo | 01:26 | 08:46 | 16:04 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 7.7° | 97° | Pisces | 17:32 | 23:41 | 05:51 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -16.5° | 333° | Cancer | 00:32 | 08:12 | 15:50 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -0.0° | 236° | Libra | 10:03 | 14:13 | 18:23 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -6.2° | 44° | Taurus | 19:16 | 03:13 | 11:14 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Visible Low | 7.8 | 10.8° | 104° | Pisces | 17:11 | 23:12 | 05:12 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:43
BEST TIME22:59S · 41° high
SETS05:33
Reaches about 41° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:26
BEST TIME08:46S · 53° high
SETS16:04
Reaches about 53° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:32
BEST TIME23:41S · 40° high
SETS05:51
Reaches about 40° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Good height
RISES08:23
BEST TIME12:49S · 21° high
SETS17:17
Reaches about 21° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:32
BEST TIME08:12S · 57° high
SETS15:50
Reaches about 57° 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.