LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE10.5°
DISTANCE380,335 km
Moonrise16:44
Moonset05:50
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX17% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-5.6° (0° to −6°)
18:23:47
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 47m of true darkness · 14h 51m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset17:34
Civil Dusk18:22
Nautical19:14
Full Dark20:06
Nadir01:00
Dark Ends05:53
Nautical06:45
Civil Dawn07:38
Sunrise08:25
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
51/100
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 | -12.1° | 255° | Libra | 09:24 | 12:54 | 16:24 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -7.4° | 324° | Leo | 00:45 | 08:51 | 16:54 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 5.6° | 98° | Pisces | 17:31 | 23:46 | 06:00 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -6.0° | 333° | Cancer | 23:35 | 08:16 | 16:55 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -5.8° | 236° | Libra | 11:20 | 14:17 | 17:15 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Rising / Setting | 5.6 | 1.5° | 42° | Taurus | 18:01 | 03:17 | 12:37 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 7.4° | 105° | Pisces | 17:15 | 23:16 | 05:17 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:44
BEST TIME23:03S · 29° high
SETS05:50
Reaches about 29° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · Good height
RISES00:45
BEST TIME08:51S · 42° high
SETS16:54
Reaches about 42° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:31
BEST TIME23:46S · 29° high
SETS06:00
Reaches about 29° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES09:24
BEST TIME12:54S · 10° high
SETS16:24
Only reaches about 10° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES23:35
BEST TIME08:16S · 46° high
SETS16:55
Reaches about 46° 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.