OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

25.75°N, 94.50°EAsia/Kolkata

Deep Astronomical Night-60.3° (< −18°)

00:46:00

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 4m of true darkness · 12h 38m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset16:37

Civil Dusk17:00

Nautical17:27

Full Dark17:54

Nadir22:56

Dark Ends03:58

Nautical04:24

Civil Dawn04:51

Sunrise05:15

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE29.6°

DISTANCE379,691 km

Moonrise14:40

Moonset03:06

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX46% · Moderate Lunar Glow

Milky Way contrast is softened. Bright open clusters and double stars are optimal.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

76/100

Good Stargazing

Fine observing conditions. Open star clusters and nebulae will exhibit crisp structure.

CLOUD COVER15%

HUMIDITY50%

VISIBILITY18 km

DEW POINT10.8°C

PLANETARY EPHEMERIS & ALMANAC

Visible Planets Tonight

All times calibrated to Asia/Kolkata

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Below Horizon	-4.3	-61.6°	80°	Libra	05:20	10:46	16:17	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	6.3°	77°	Leo	00:15	06:45	13:19	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	39.8°	248°	Pisces	15:39	21:44	03:48	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	15.1°	77°	Cancer	23:33	06:11	12:51	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-81.1°	59°	Libra	06:52	12:12	17:35	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	81.8°	124°	Taurus	18:30	01:15	07:59	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	32.6°	252°	Pisces	15:13	21:14	03:15	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

RISES14:40

BEST TIME20:50S · 65° high

SETS03:06

Reaches about 65° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:15

BEST TIME06:45S · 79° high

SETS13:19

Reaches about 79° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES15:39

BEST TIME21:44S · 66° high

SETS03:48

Reaches about 66° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:20

BEST TIME10:46S · 47° high

SETS16:17

Reaches about 47° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES23:33

BEST TIME06:11S · 82° high

SETS12:51

Reaches about 82° 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.