OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

2.29°S, 137.02°EAsia/Jakarta

Deep Astronomical Night-48.0° (< −18°)

00:14:29

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 29m of true darkness · 11h 49m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset15:41

Civil Dusk16:02

Nautical16:27

Full Dark16:51

Nadir21:36

Dark Ends02:20

Nautical02:45

Civil Dawn03:09

Sunrise03:30

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE18.9°

DISTANCE380,145 km

Moonrise13:14

Moonset01:35

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX30% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

81/100

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	-44.2°	118°	Libra	03:23	09:26	15:36	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Visible Low	-2.0	11.1°	75°	Leo	23:26	05:25	11:24	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	32.2°	273°	Pisces	14:23	20:24	02:25	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	18.8°	70°	Cancer	22:53	04:52	10:51	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-59.3°	141°	Libra	04:47	10:52	17:00	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	66.3°	349°	Taurus	17:57	23:55	05:53	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Visible Low	7.8	24.9°	271°	Pisces	13:53	19:54	01:56	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

RISES13:14

BEST TIME19:25N · 87° high

SETS01:35

Reaches about 87° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES23:26

BEST TIME05:25N · 73° high

SETS11:24

Reaches about 73° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES14:23

BEST TIME20:24N · 86° high

SETS02:25

Reaches about 86° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES03:23

BEST TIME09:26S · 74° high

SETS15:36

Reaches about 74° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES22:53

BEST TIME04:52N · 70° high

SETS10:51

Reaches about 70° 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.