OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

28.43°N, 59.15°EAsia/Tehran

Deep Astronomical Night-33.8° (< −18°)

19:29:00

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 5m of true darkness · 12h 43m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset16:56

Civil Dusk17:20

Nautical17:47

Full Dark18:15

Nadir23:17

Dark Ends04:20

Nautical04:47

Civil Dawn05:15

Sunrise05:39

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE52.8°

DISTANCE380,428 km

Moonrise15:04

Moonset03:34

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX73% · Heavy Lunar Wash

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

66/100

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/Tehran

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Below Horizon	-4.3	-38.0°	269°	Libra	05:45	11:13	16:33	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-46.6°	7°	Leo	00:32	07:06	13:43	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	44.0°	119°	Pisces	16:00	22:05	04:09	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-41.4°	18°	Cancer	23:50	06:33	13:17	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-20.6°	257°	Libra	07:18	12:36	17:50	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Rising / Setting	5.6	8.2°	70°	Taurus	18:46	01:36	08:29	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	48.2°	128°	Pisces	15:34	21:35	03:36	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 · 63° high

SETS03:34

Reaches about 63° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Heavy Lunar Wash.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:32

BEST TIME07:06S · 76° high

SETS13:43

Reaches about 76° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:00

BEST TIME22:05S · 63° high

SETS04:09

Reaches about 63° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · Good height

RISES05:45

BEST TIME11:13S · 43° high

SETS16:33

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

RISES23:50

BEST TIME06:33S · 79° high

SETS13:17

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.