LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE13.5°
DISTANCE380,198 km
Moonrise17:08
Moonset06:09
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX22% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Nautical Twilight-6.5° (−6° to −12°)
19:00:11
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 56m of true darkness · 14h 25m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset18:09
Civil Dusk18:51
Nautical19:38
Full Dark20:24
Nadir01:22
Dark Ends06:19
Nautical07:06
Civil Dawn07:53
Sunrise08:35
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
64/100
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 | -12.9° | 257° | Libra | 09:22 | 13:16 | 17:10 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -11.5° | 327° | Leo | 01:26 | 09:13 | 16:57 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 7.9° | 100° | Pisces | 17:55 | 00:08 | 06:20 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -10.2° | 336° | Cancer | 00:23 | 08:38 | 16:52 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -5.2° | 238° | Libra | 11:11 | 14:40 | 18:09 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Rising / Setting | 5.6 | 0.1° | 45° | Taurus | 18:58 | 03:39 | 12:24 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Visible Low | 7.8 | 10.1° | 108° | Pisces | 17:37 | 23:38 | 05:39 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:08
BEST TIME23:26S · 33° high
SETS06:09
Reaches about 33° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:26
BEST TIME09:13S · 46° high
SETS16:57
Reaches about 46° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:55
BEST TIME00:08S · 33° high
SETS06:20
Reaches about 33° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES09:22
BEST TIME13:16S · 13° high
SETS17:10
Only reaches about 13° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:23
BEST TIME08:38S · 49° high
SETS16:52
Reaches about 49° 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.