OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

8.07°N, 126.06°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-66.2° (< −18°)

00:54:51

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 45m of true darkness · 12h 6m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:16

Civil Dusk17:38

Nautical18:02

Full Dark18:27

Nadir23:20

Dark Ends04:12

Nautical04:37

Civil Dawn05:02

Sunrise05:23

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE34.6°

DISTANCE380,218 km

Moonrise15:00

Moonset03:22

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX53% · Moderate Lunar Glow

Milky Way contrast is softened. Bright open clusters and double stars are optimal.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

73/100

Good Stargazing

Fine observing conditions. Open star clusters and nebulae will exhibit crisp structure.

CLOUD COVER15%

HUMIDITY50%

VISIBILITY18 km

DEW POINT10.8°C

PLANETARY EPHEMERIS & ALMANAC

Visible Planets Tonight

All times calibrated to Asia/Manila

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Below Horizon	-4.3	-63.2°	114°	Libra	05:20	11:10	17:06	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-1.1°	75°	Leo	00:59	07:09	13:22	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	47.9°	263°	Pisces	16:06	22:08	04:10	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Rising / Setting	1.0	7.0°	73°	Cancer	00:23	06:35	12:48	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-76.4°	163°	Libra	06:47	12:36	18:28	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	73.2°	39°	Taurus	19:25	01:39	07:53	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	40.2°	263°	Pisces	15:37	21:38	03:39	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

RISES15:00

BEST TIME21:10S · 83° high

SETS03:22

Reaches about 83° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:59

BEST TIME07:09N · 84° high

SETS13:22

Reaches about 84° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:06

BEST TIME22:08S · 83° high

SETS04:10

Reaches about 83° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:20

BEST TIME11:10S · 64° high

SETS17:06

Reaches about 64° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:23

BEST TIME06:35N · 80° high

SETS12:48

Reaches about 80° 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.