OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

10.37°S, 71.58°WAmerica/Lima

Daylight+83.3°

11:57:37

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 12m of true darkness · 11h 36m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:42

Civil Dusk18:04

Nautical18:29

Full Dark18:54

Nadir23:30

Dark Ends04:06

Nautical04:31

Civil Dawn04:56

Sunrise05:18

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-52.1°

DISTANCE380,208 km

Moonrise15:36

Moonset03:11

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	78.8°	226°	Libra	05:09	11:23	17:38	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Visible Low	-2.0	17.2°	289°	Leo	01:30	07:21	13:12	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-63.5°	108°	Pisces	16:16	22:16	04:20	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Rising / Setting	1.0	8.4°	290°	Cancer	00:58	06:47	12:35	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	73.9°	132°	Libra	06:30	12:48	19:05	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-60.8°	295°	Taurus	20:02	01:51	07:37	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-55.9°	107°	Pisces	15:45	21:46	03:52	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

RISES15:36

BEST TIME21:45N · 75° high

SETS03:11

Reaches about 75° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:30

BEST TIME07:21N · 65° high

SETS13:12

Reaches about 65° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:16

BEST TIME22:16N · 78° high

SETS04:20

Reaches about 78° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:09

BEST TIME11:23S · 82° high

SETS17:38

Reaches about 82° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:58

BEST TIME06:47N · 62° high

SETS12:35

Reaches about 62° 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.