LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE16.0°
DISTANCE380,399 km
Moonrise17:03
Moonset05:56
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX25% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Nautical Twilight-7.7° (−6° to −12°)
19:06:34
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 0m of true darkness · 14h 11m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:11
Civil Dusk18:49
Nautical19:33
Full Dark20:16
Nadir01:16
Dark Ends06:16
Nautical06:59
Civil Dawn07:43
Sunrise08:21
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
63/100
Partial haze or lunar wash. Bright clusters, double stars, and prominent planets remain well visible.
CLOUD COVER15%
HUMIDITY50%
VISIBILITY18 km
DEW POINT10.8°C
| PLANET | STATUS | MAGNITUDE | ALTITUDE | AZIMUTH | CONSTELLATION | RISE | TRANSIT | SET | EQUIPMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus♀ | Below Horizon | -4.3 | -14.0° | 259° | Libra | 09:04 | 13:10 | 17:18 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -14.6° | 330° | Leo | 01:30 | 09:07 | 16:41 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 10.0° | 102° | Pisces | 17:51 | 00:02 | 06:14 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -13.2° | 339° | Cancer | 00:31 | 08:32 | 16:32 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -5.3° | 241° | Libra | 10:49 | 14:34 | 18:19 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -0.3° | 48° | Taurus | 19:10 | 03:34 | 12:01 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Visible Low | 7.8 | 12.4° | 110° | Pisces | 17:32 | 23:33 | 05:33 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:03
BEST TIME23:19S · 36° high
SETS05:56
Reaches about 36° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:30
BEST TIME09:07S · 48° high
SETS16:41
Reaches about 48° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:51
BEST TIME00:02S · 35° high
SETS06:14
Reaches about 35° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES09:04
BEST TIME13:10S · 16° high
SETS17:18
Only reaches about 16° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:31
BEST TIME08:32S · 52° high
SETS16:32
Reaches about 52° above the horizon at its highest point.Distinctive crimson hue; polar ice cap discernible near opposition.
M31 / NGC 224 · Andromeda
Spiral Galaxy (2.5M ly)Andromeda Galaxy
Our galactic neighbor; visible as a ghostly oval smudge with dense radiant stellar core.
M45 · Taurus
Open Star ClusterThe Pleiades (Seven Sisters)
Breathtaking blue diamond cluster enshrouded in delicate interstellar reflection nebulosity.
M42 / NGC 1976 · Orion
Diffuse Emission NebulaGreat Orion Nebula
Star nursery harboring the brilliant Trapezium cluster with sprawling bat-wing filaments.
NGC 869 & NGC 884 · Perseus
Twin Open ClustersThe Double Cluster
Pair of spectacular shimmering jewel-boxes bursting with ruby supergiant stars.
M13 / NGC 6205 · Hercules
Globular Cluster (300k stars)Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
Massive beehive of ancient stars packed tightly together into a blazing central ball.
M57 / NGC 6720 · Lyra
Planetary NebulaThe Ring Nebula
Delicate glowing smoke-ring left behind by a dying star 2,500 light-years away.