OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

8.17°S, 113.70°EAsia/Jakarta

Deep Astronomical Night-48.3° (< −18°)

01:35:48

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 17m of true darkness · 11h 40m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:19

Civil Dusk17:41

Nautical18:05

Full Dark18:30

Nadir23:09

Dark Ends03:47

Nautical04:12

Civil Dawn04:37

Sunrise04:59

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE22.0°

DISTANCE379,841 km

Moonrise14:50

Moonset03:10

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX35% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

80/100

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	-43.6°	125°	Libra	04:48	10:59	17:17	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	6.7°	74°	Leo	01:05	06:58	12:51	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	34.6°	277°	Pisces	15:57	21:57	03:57	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	14.0°	69°	Cancer	00:33	06:25	12:16	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-56.1°	150°	Libra	06:11	12:25	18:43	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	60.8°	357°	Taurus	19:39	01:28	07:17	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Visible Low	7.8	27.6°	274°	Pisces	15:26	21:27	03:29	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

RISES14:50

BEST TIME21:01N · 81° high

SETS03:10

Reaches about 81° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:05

BEST TIME06:58N · 68° high

SETS12:51

Reaches about 68° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES15:57

BEST TIME21:57N · 80° high

SETS03:57

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES04:48

BEST TIME10:59S · 80° high

SETS17:17

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:33

BEST TIME06:25N · 64° high

SETS12:16

Reaches about 64° 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.