OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

26.61°N, 87.13°EAsia/Kathmandu

Deep Astronomical Night-72.1° (< −18°)

23:00:47

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 4m of true darkness · 12h 39m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:21

Civil Dusk17:44

Nautical18:11

Full Dark18:38

Nadir23:40

Dark Ends04:42

Nautical05:09

Civil Dawn05:37

Sunrise06:00

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE57.8°

DISTANCE380,140 km

Moonrise15:25

Moonset03:52

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/Kathmandu

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Below Horizon	-4.3	-78.4°	317°	Libra	06:06	11:36	17:00	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-24.2°	58°	Leo	00:58	07:29	14:04	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	63.6°	199°	Pisces	16:24	22:28	04:32	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-15.4°	60°	Cancer	00:16	06:56	13:37	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-62.3°	276°	Libra	07:38	13:00	18:17	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	48.8°	88°	Taurus	19:13	01:59	08:45	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	59.1°	212°	Pisces	15:57	21:58	03:59	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

RISES15:25

BEST TIME21:35S · 64° high

SETS03:52

Reaches about 64° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Heavy Lunar Wash.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:58

BEST TIME07:29S · 78° high

SETS14:04

Reaches about 78° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:24

BEST TIME22:28S · 65° high

SETS04:32

Reaches about 65° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES06:06

BEST TIME11:36S · 45° high

SETS17:00

Reaches about 45° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:16

BEST TIME06:56S · 81° high

SETS13:37

Reaches about 81° 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.