OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

33.73°N, 59.18°EAsia/Tehran

Deep Astronomical Night-52.1° (< −18°)

21:03:56

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 8m of true darkness · 12h 55m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset16:50

Civil Dusk17:15

Nautical17:44

Full Dark18:13

Nadir23:17

Dark Ends04:21

Nautical04:50

Civil Dawn05:19

Sunrise05:45

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE57.5°

DISTANCE380,072 km

Moonrise15:04

Moonset03:36

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX78% · 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	-57.4°	291°	Libra	05:55	11:13	16:24	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-34.1°	35°	Leo	00:25	07:06	13:51	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	54.7°	153°	Pisces	15:59	22:04	04:10	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-26.7°	41°	Cancer	23:40	06:32	13:27	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-41.5°	271°	Libra	07:29	12:36	17:39	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Visible Low	5.6	29.2°	83°	Taurus	18:34	01:36	08:37	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	55.1°	166°	Pisces	15:34	21:35	03:35	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

RISES15:04

BEST TIME21:16S · 58° high

SETS03:36

Reaches about 58° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Heavy Lunar Wash.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:25

BEST TIME07:06S · 71° high

SETS13:51

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

RISES15:59

BEST TIME22:04S · 58° high

SETS04:10

Reaches about 58° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · Good height

RISES05:55

BEST TIME11:13S · 38° high

SETS16:24

Reaches about 38° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES23:40

BEST TIME06:32S · 74° high

SETS13:27

Reaches about 74° 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.