OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

14.06°N, 122.96°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-81.9° (< −18°)

00:03:53

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 53m of true darkness · 12h 16m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:24

Civil Dusk17:46

Nautical18:11

Full Dark18:36

Nadir23:32

Dark Ends04:28

Nautical04:53

Civil Dawn05:19

Sunrise05:40

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE48.8°

DISTANCE380,409 km

Moonrise15:13

Moonset03:36

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX69% · Heavy Lunar Wash

Bright moonlight washes out deep sky targets. Focus on lunar craters and bright planets.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

68/100

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	-80.0°	115°	Libra	05:40	11:22	17:11	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-14.4°	71°	Leo	01:05	07:21	13:41	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	61.4°	246°	Pisces	16:17	22:20	04:23	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-5.4°	70°	Cancer	00:27	06:48	13:10	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-76.9°	237°	Libra	07:08	12:52	18:31	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	63.4°	71°	Taurus	19:28	01:51	08:15	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	53.9°	249°	Pisces	15:49	21:50	03:51	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

RISES15:13

BEST TIME21:23S · 76° high

SETS03:36

Reaches about 76° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Heavy Lunar Wash.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:05

BEST TIME07:21N · 90° high

SETS13:41

Reaches about 90° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:17

BEST TIME22:20S · 77° high

SETS04:23

Reaches about 77° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:40

BEST TIME11:22S · 58° high

SETS17:11

Reaches about 58° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:27

BEST TIME06:48N · 86° high

SETS13:10

Reaches about 86° 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.