LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE15.9°
DISTANCE380,207 km
Moonrise17:08
Moonset06:00
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
Civil Twilight-4.9° (0° to −6°)
18:57:47
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 6m of true darkness · 13h 48m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:26
Civil Dusk19:00
Nautical19:39
Full Dark20:18
Nadir01:21
Dark Ends06:23
Nautical07:02
Civil Dawn07:40
Sunrise08:15
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
48/100
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 | -11.0° | 256° | Libra | 08:48 | 13:15 | 17:42 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -17.6° | 326° | Leo | 01:51 | 09:12 | 16:30 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 8.9° | 99° | Pisces | 17:57 | 00:07 | 06:16 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -16.9° | 335° | Cancer | 00:57 | 08:37 | 16:16 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -1.1° | 238° | Libra | 10:29 | 14:38 | 18:48 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -5.1° | 46° | Taurus | 19:40 | 03:38 | 11:40 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Visible Low | 7.8 | 12.0° | 106° | Pisces | 17:36 | 23:37 | 05:38 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:08
BEST TIME23:25S · 41° high
SETS06:00
Reaches about 41° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:51
BEST TIME09:12S · 53° high
SETS16:30
Reaches about 53° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:57
BEST TIME00:07S · 40° high
SETS06:16
Reaches about 40° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Good height
RISES08:48
BEST TIME13:15S · 21° high
SETS17:42
Reaches about 21° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:57
BEST TIME08:37S · 57° high
SETS16:16
Reaches about 57° 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.