OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

29.07°N, 58.23°EAsia/Tehran

Deep Astronomical Night-66.4° (< −18°)

22:14:24

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 6m of true darkness · 12h 45m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset16:59

Civil Dusk17:23

Nautical17:51

Full Dark18:18

Nadir23:21

Dark Ends04:24

Nautical04:51

Civil Dawn05:19

Sunrise05:43

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE59.9°

DISTANCE379,808 km

Moonrise15:08

Moonset03:39

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX80% · Heavy Lunar Wash

Bright moonlight washes out deep sky targets. Focus on lunar craters and bright planets.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

64/100

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 Asia/Tehran

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Below Horizon	-4.3	-72.3°	306°	Libra	05:50	11:16	16:36	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-27.6°	52°	Leo	00:35	07:10	13:48	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	62.3°	183°	Pisces	16:03	22:08	04:13	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-19.2°	55°	Cancer	23:53	06:36	13:22	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-56.2°	276°	Libra	07:23	12:40	17:53	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	43.0°	88°	Taurus	18:48	01:39	08:30	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	59.3°	198°	Pisces	15:38	21:38	03:39	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

RISES15:08

BEST TIME21:20S · 62° high

SETS03:39

Reaches about 62° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Heavy Lunar Wash.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:35

BEST TIME07:10S · 75° high

SETS13:48

Reaches about 75° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:03

BEST TIME22:08S · 62° high

SETS04:13

Reaches about 62° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · Good height

RISES05:50

BEST TIME11:16S · 43° high

SETS16:36

Reaches about 43° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES23:53

BEST TIME06:36S · 79° high

SETS13:22

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.