OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

8.18°N, 124.18°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-80.8° (< −18°)

00:02:13

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 45m of true darkness · 12h 7m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:24

Civil Dusk17:45

Nautical18:10

Full Dark18:34

Nadir23:27

Dark Ends04:20

Nautical04:44

Civil Dawn05:09

Sunrise05:30

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE49.2°

DISTANCE380,416 km

Moonrise15:07

Moonset03:30

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX70% · Heavy Lunar Wash

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

67/100

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	-75.9°	135°	Libra	05:27	11:18	17:14	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-15.5°	72°	Leo	01:07	07:17	13:30	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	62.6°	257°	Pisces	16:13	22:15	04:17	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-6.7°	71°	Cancer	00:30	06:43	12:57	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-73.4°	218°	Libra	06:54	12:47	18:36	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	61.7°	60°	Taurus	19:32	01:46	08:00	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	54.9°	257°	Pisces	15:44	21:45	03:46	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

RISES15:07

BEST TIME21:18S · 82° high

SETS03:30

Reaches about 82° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Heavy Lunar Wash.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:07

BEST TIME07:17N · 84° high

SETS13:30

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

RISES16:13

BEST TIME22:15S · 83° high

SETS04:17

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

RISES05:27

BEST TIME11:18S · 64° high

SETS17:14

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

RISES00:30

BEST TIME06:43N · 80° high

SETS12:57

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.