LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE14.5°
DISTANCE380,153 km
Moonrise16:44
Moonset05:54
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX23% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Nautical Twilight-11.3° (−6° to −12°)
19:12:22
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 39m of true darkness · 15h 11m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset17:24
Civil Dusk18:16
Nautical19:13
Full Dark20:10
Nadir01:00
Dark Ends05:49
Nautical06:46
Civil Dawn07:43
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 | -17.8° | 267° | Libra | 09:44 | 12:53 | 16:04 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -8.0° | 336° | Leo | 00:29 | 08:51 | 17:09 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Visible Low | 0.3 | 10.3° | 109° | Pisces | 17:29 | 23:46 | 06:02 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -5.8° | 345° | Cancer | 23:13 | 08:16 | 17:17 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -11.7° | 247° | Libra | 11:47 | 14:17 | 16:48 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Rising / Setting | 5.6 | 6.8° | 53° | Taurus | 17:29 | 03:17 | 13:09 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Visible Low | 7.8 | 11.5° | 117° | Pisces | 17:15 | 23:16 | 05:17 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:44
BEST TIME23:03S · 27° high
SETS05:54
Reaches about 27° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · Good height
RISES00:29
BEST TIME08:51S · 40° high
SETS17:09
Reaches about 40° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:29
BEST TIME23:46S · 27° high
SETS06:02
Reaches about 27° 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 TIME12:53S · 7° high
SETS16:04
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
RISES23:13
BEST TIME08:16S · 43° high
SETS17:17
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.