OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

4.70°S, 120.13°EAsia/Jakarta

Deep Astronomical Night-59.2° (< −18°)

00:27:44

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 24m of true darkness · 11h 45m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset16:51

Civil Dusk17:12

Nautical17:36

Full Dark18:01

Nadir22:43

Dark Ends03:25

Nautical03:50

Civil Dawn04:15

Sunrise04:36

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE32.4°

DISTANCE380,095 km

Moonrise14:23

Moonset02:44

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX50% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

74/100

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/Jakarta

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Below Horizon	-4.3	-54.2°	130°	Libra	04:27	10:34	16:47	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-2.1°	76°	Leo	00:36	06:33	12:33	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	45.5°	277°	Pisces	15:31	21:31	03:32	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Rising / Setting	1.0	5.3°	72°	Cancer	00:03	05:59	11:55	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-63.4°	166°	Libra	05:51	11:59	18:12	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	62.9°	18°	Taurus	19:08	01:02	06:57	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	38.3°	273°	Pisces	15:00	21:02	03:03	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

RISES14:23

BEST TIME20:34N · 84° high

SETS02:44

Reaches about 84° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:36

BEST TIME06:33N · 71° high

SETS12:33

Reaches about 71° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES15:31

BEST TIME21:31N · 84° high

SETS03:32

Reaches about 84° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES04:27

BEST TIME10:34S · 77° high

SETS16:47

Reaches about 77° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:03

BEST TIME05:59N · 67° high

SETS11:55

Reaches about 67° 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.