LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE12.9°
DISTANCE380,327 km
Moonrise17:00
Moonset05:49
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX21% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-0.8° (0° to −6°)
18:25:54
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 7m of true darkness · 13h 41m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:22
Civil Dusk18:54
Nautical19:31
Full Dark20:08
Nadir01:12
Dark Ends06:15
Nautical06:52
Civil Dawn07:30
Sunrise08:02
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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 | -6.8° | 251° | Libra | 08:33 | 13:06 | 17:40 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -17.0° | 320° | Leo | 01:48 | 09:03 | 16:16 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 5.5° | 94° | Pisces | 17:49 | 23:58 | 06:07 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -16.9° | 330° | Cancer | 00:55 | 08:28 | 16:00 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 2.7° | 233° | Libra | 10:13 | 14:30 | 18:48 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -9.1° | 41° | Taurus | 19:40 | 03:29 | 11:23 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 8.9° | 101° | Pisces | 17:28 | 23:29 | 05:29 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:00
BEST TIME23:16S · 43° high
SETS05:49
Reaches about 43° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:48
BEST TIME09:03S · 55° high
SETS16:16
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
RISES17:49
BEST TIME23:58S · 42° high
SETS06:07
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
RISES08:33
BEST TIME13:06S · 23° high
SETS17:40
Reaches about 23° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:55
BEST TIME08:28S · 59° high
SETS16:00
Reaches about 59° 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.