LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE11.6°
DISTANCE380,349 km
Moonrise16:59
Moonset05:50
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-0.6° (0° to −6°)
18:19:58
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
Sunset18:17
Civil Dusk18:51
Nautical19:30
Full Dark20:08
Nadir01:11
Dark Ends06:14
Nautical06:52
Civil Dawn07:31
Sunrise08:05
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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 | -6.7° | 250° | Libra | 08:39 | 13:05 | 17:32 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -14.9° | 319° | Leo | 01:41 | 09:02 | 16:20 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 4.6° | 93° | Pisces | 17:48 | 23:57 | 06:07 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -14.8° | 329° | Cancer | 00:47 | 08:28 | 16:07 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 2.1° | 232° | Libra | 10:20 | 14:29 | 18:39 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -8.1° | 40° | Taurus | 19:31 | 03:29 | 11:30 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 7.7° | 100° | Pisces | 17:27 | 23:28 | 05:28 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:59
BEST TIME23:16S · 41° high
SETS05:50
Reaches about 41° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:41
BEST TIME09:02S · 53° high
SETS16:20
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
RISES17:48
BEST TIME23:57S · 40° high
SETS06:07
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
RISES08:39
BEST TIME13:05S · 21° high
SETS17:32
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
RISES00:47
BEST TIME08:28S · 57° high
SETS16:07
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.