LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE7.8°
DISTANCE380,418 km
Moonrise16:40
Moonset05:51
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-4.4° (0° to −6°)
18:01:36
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 37m of true darkness · 15h 15m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset17:19
Civil Dusk18:11
Nautical19:09
Full Dark20:07
Nadir00:56
Dark Ends05:44
Nautical06:42
Civil Dawn07:41
Sunrise08:34
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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 | -10.9° | 252° | Libra | 09:44 | 12:50 | 15:56 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -3.9° | 320° | Leo | 00:22 | 08:47 | 17:08 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 3.4° | 94° | Pisces | 17:25 | 23:42 | 06:03 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -2.6° | 329° | Cancer | 23:05 | 08:12 | 17:18 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -5.8° | 232° | Libra | 11:50 | 14:14 | 16:38 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Rising / Setting | 5.6 | 2.2° | 38° | Taurus | 17:18 | 03:13 | 13:12 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 4.8° | 101° | Pisces | 17:11 | 23:12 | 05:13 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:40
BEST TIME23:00S · 27° high
SETS05:51
Reaches about 27° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · Good height
RISES00:22
BEST TIME08:47S · 39° high
SETS17:08
Reaches about 39° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:25
BEST TIME23:42S · 26° high
SETS06:03
Reaches about 26° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES09:44
BEST TIME12:50S · 7° high
SETS15:56
Only reaches about 7° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · Good height
RISES23:05
BEST TIME08:12S · 43° high
SETS17:18
Reaches about 43° 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.