LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE9.3°
DISTANCE380,351 km
Moonrise16:57
Moonset06:00
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX15% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-3.2° (0° to −6°)
18:19:29
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 52m of true darkness · 14h 37m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset17:53
Civil Dusk18:37
Nautical19:26
Full Dark20:15
Nadir01:11
Dark Ends06:07
Nautical06:56
Civil Dawn07:46
Sunrise08:30
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
52/100
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 | -9.7° | 251° | Libra | 09:23 | 13:05 | 16:49 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -7.7° | 321° | Leo | 01:06 | 09:02 | 16:55 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 4.0° | 94° | Pisces | 17:44 | 23:57 | 06:11 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -6.8° | 329° | Cancer | 00:01 | 08:28 | 16:53 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -3.2° | 232° | Libra | 11:14 | 14:29 | 17:44 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -0.9° | 39° | Taurus | 18:32 | 03:29 | 12:30 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 6.0° | 101° | Pisces | 17:27 | 23:28 | 05:28 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:57
BEST TIME23:16S · 31° high
SETS06:00
Reaches about 31° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · Good height
RISES01:06
BEST TIME09:02S · 44° high
SETS16:55
Reaches about 44° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:44
BEST TIME23:57S · 31° high
SETS06:11
Reaches about 31° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES09:23
BEST TIME13:05S · 11° high
SETS16:49
Only reaches about 11° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:01
BEST TIME08:28S · 47° high
SETS16:53
Reaches about 47° 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.