LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE11.8°
DISTANCE380,323 km
Moonrise17:03
Moonset05:55
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX19% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-1.4° (0° to −6°)
18:26:57
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 5m of true darkness · 13h 53m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:18
Civil Dusk18:53
Nautical19:33
Full Dark20:13
Nadir01:15
Dark Ends06:17
Nautical06:57
Civil Dawn07:37
Sunrise08:12
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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 | -7.6° | 251° | Libra | 08:47 | 13:09 | 17:32 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -14.3° | 320° | Leo | 01:42 | 09:06 | 16:28 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 5.0° | 94° | Pisces | 17:51 | 00:01 | 06:11 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -14.1° | 330° | Cancer | 00:47 | 08:31 | 16:15 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 1.1° | 233° | Libra | 10:29 | 14:33 | 18:37 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -6.9° | 40° | Taurus | 19:29 | 03:32 | 11:40 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 8.0° | 101° | Pisces | 17:31 | 23:32 | 05:32 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:03
BEST TIME23:20S · 40° high
SETS05:55
Reaches about 40° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:42
BEST TIME09:06S · 52° high
SETS16:28
Reaches about 52° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:51
BEST TIME00:01S · 39° high
SETS06:11
Reaches about 39° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES08:47
BEST TIME13:09S · 19° high
SETS17:32
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
RISES00:47
BEST TIME08:31S · 55° high
SETS16:15
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.