OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

12.52°S, 76.74°WAmerica/Lima

Daylight+80.7°

11:13:29

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 6m of true darkness · 11h 32m total night

DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:05

Civil Dusk18:26

Nautical18:52

Full Dark19:17

Nadir23:51

Dark Ends04:24

Nautical04:49

Civil Dawn05:15

Sunrise05:36

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-66.1°

DISTANCE380,373 km

Moonrise15:58

Moonset03:33

HorizonBelow

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX0% · Minimal Lunar Glare

Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

42/100

Fair Stargazing

Partial haze or lunar wash. Bright clusters, double stars, and prominent planets remain well visible.

CLOUD COVER15%

HUMIDITY50%

VISIBILITY18 km

DEW POINT10.8°C

PLANETARY EPHEMERIS & ALMANAC

Visible Planets Tonight

All times calibrated to America/Lima

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	80.7°	127°	Libra	05:26	11:44	18:01	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Optimal Visibility	-2.0	31.1°	296°	Leo	01:53	07:42	13:30	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-75.9°	142°	Pisces	16:36	22:36	04:41	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	22.2°	295°	Cancer	01:22	07:07	12:53	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	61.1°	111°	Libra	06:47	13:08	19:29	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-46.6°	287°	Taurus	20:26	02:12	07:54	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-69.3°	128°	Pisces	16:05	22:07	04:13	Telescope

TONIGHT'S VIEWING SCHEDULE

When & Where to Look Tonight

A simple guide to when each object is above your horizon. No astronomy chart reading required.

BEST TIMEHighest in your sky

The MoonNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES15:58

BEST TIME22:07N · 73° high

SETS03:33

Reaches about 73° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:53

BEST TIME07:42N · 63° high

SETS13:30

Reaches about 63° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:36

BEST TIME22:36N · 76° high

SETS04:41

Reaches about 76° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:26

BEST TIME11:44S · 85° high

SETS18:01

Reaches about 85° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:22

BEST TIME07:07N · 60° high

SETS12:53

Reaches about 60° above the horizon at its highest point.Distinctive crimson hue; polar ice cap discernible near opposition.

OBSERVING LOG & TARGET LIST

Tonight's Prime Deep-Sky Targets

0 / 6 targets logged tonight

M31 / NGC 224 · Andromeda

Andromeda Galaxy

Spiral Galaxy (2.5M ly)

Our galactic neighbor; visible as a ghostly oval smudge with dense radiant stellar core.

M45 · Taurus

The Pleiades (Seven Sisters)

Open Star Cluster

Breathtaking blue diamond cluster enshrouded in delicate interstellar reflection nebulosity.

M42 / NGC 1976 · Orion

Great Orion Nebula

Diffuse Emission Nebula

Star nursery harboring the brilliant Trapezium cluster with sprawling bat-wing filaments.

NGC 869 & NGC 884 · Perseus

The Double Cluster

Twin Open Clusters

Pair of spectacular shimmering jewel-boxes bursting with ruby supergiant stars.

M13 / NGC 6205 · Hercules

Great Globular Cluster in Hercules

Globular Cluster (300k stars)

Massive beehive of ancient stars packed tightly together into a blazing central ball.

M57 / NGC 6720 · Lyra

The Ring Nebula

Planetary Nebula

Delicate glowing smoke-ring left behind by a dying star 2,500 light-years away.