OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

6.84°N, 58.43°WAmerica/Guyana

Daylight+50.3°

13:59:32

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 44m of true darkness · 12h 5m total night

DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:35

Civil Dusk17:56

Nautical18:21

Full Dark18:46

Nadir23:38

Dark Ends04:29

Nautical04:54

Civil Dawn05:19

Sunrise05:40

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-24.3°

DISTANCE379,976 km

Moonrise15:39

Moonset03:16

HorizonBelow

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX0% · Minimal Lunar Glare

Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

42/100

Fair Stargazing

Partial haze or lunar wash. Bright clusters, double stars, and prominent planets remain well visible.

CLOUD COVER15%

HUMIDITY50%

VISIBILITY18 km

DEW POINT10.8°C

PLANETARY EPHEMERIS & ALMANAC

Visible Planets Tonight

All times calibrated to America/Guyana

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	45.7°	235°	Libra	05:39	11:31	17:23	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-5.2°	285°	Leo	01:17	07:29	13:37	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-35.6°	83°	Pisces	16:22	22:23	04:30	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-12.7°	290°	Cancer	00:42	06:54	13:05	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	58.1°	209°	Libra	07:04	12:55	18:46	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-62.0°	1°	Taurus	19:43	01:55	08:11	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-28.4°	87°	Pisces	15:53	21:54	03:59	Telescope

TONIGHT'S VIEWING SCHEDULE

When & Where to Look Tonight

A simple guide to when each object is above your horizon. No astronomy chart reading required.

BEST TIMEHighest in your sky

The MoonNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES15:39

BEST TIME21:51S · 87° high

SETS03:16

Reaches about 87° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:17

BEST TIME07:29N · 82° high

SETS13:37

Reaches about 82° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:22

BEST TIME22:23S · 85° high

SETS04:30

Reaches about 85° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:39

BEST TIME11:31S · 65° high

SETS17:23

Reaches about 65° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:42

BEST TIME06:54N · 79° high

SETS13:05

Reaches about 79° above the horizon at its highest point.Distinctive crimson hue; polar ice cap discernible near opposition.

OBSERVING LOG & TARGET LIST

Tonight's Prime Deep-Sky Targets

0 / 6 targets logged tonight

M31 / NGC 224 · Andromeda

Andromeda Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy (2.5M ly)

Our galactic neighbor; visible as a ghostly oval smudge with dense radiant stellar core.

M45 · Taurus

The Pleiades (Seven Sisters)

Open Star Cluster

Breathtaking blue diamond cluster enshrouded in delicate interstellar reflection nebulosity.

M42 / NGC 1976 · Orion

Great Orion Nebula

Diffuse Emission Nebula

Star nursery harboring the brilliant Trapezium cluster with sprawling bat-wing filaments.

NGC 869 & NGC 884 · Perseus

The Double Cluster

Twin Open Clusters

Pair of spectacular shimmering jewel-boxes bursting with ruby supergiant stars.

M13 / NGC 6205 · Hercules

Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Globular Cluster (300k stars)

Massive beehive of ancient stars packed tightly together into a blazing central ball.

M57 / NGC 6720 · Lyra

The Ring Nebula

Planetary Nebula

Delicate glowing smoke-ring left behind by a dying star 2,500 light-years away.