LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE7.6°
DISTANCE380,373 km
Moonrise17:02
Moonset06:08
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX12% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-2.5° (0° to −6°)
18:13:35
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 47m of true darkness · 14h 50m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset17:52
Civil Dusk18:39
Nautical19:31
Full Dark20:23
Nadir01:17
Dark Ends06:10
Nautical07:02
Civil Dawn07:55
Sunrise08:42
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
53/100
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 | -9.0° | 249° | Libra | 09:40 | 13:11 | 16:43 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -5.5° | 318° | Leo | 01:03 | 09:08 | 17:10 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 2.6° | 91° | Pisces | 17:48 | 00:03 | 06:22 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -4.6° | 327° | Cancer | 23:54 | 08:33 | 17:11 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -3.2° | 230° | Libra | 11:35 | 14:35 | 17:34 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -0.4° | 36° | Taurus | 18:20 | 03:34 | 12:52 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 4.4° | 99° | Pisces | 17:32 | 23:33 | 05:34 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:02
BEST TIME23:21S · 30° high
SETS06:08
Reaches about 30° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · Good height
RISES01:03
BEST TIME09:08S · 42° high
SETS17:10
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
RISES17:48
BEST TIME00:03S · 29° high
SETS06:22
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
RISES09:40
BEST TIME13:11S · 10° high
SETS16:43
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
RISES23:54
BEST TIME08:33S · 46° high
SETS17:11
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.