OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

8.89°N, 126.08°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-58.1° (< −18°)

01:28:10

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 46m of true darkness · 12h 8m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:16

Civil Dusk17:37

Nautical18:02

Full Dark18:26

Nadir23:20

Dark Ends04:13

Nautical04:37

Civil Dawn05:02

Sunrise05:23

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

Click any body to inspect telemetry

LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE26.6°

DISTANCE380,093 km

Moonrise15:00

Moonset03:22

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX41% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

77/100

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	-55.7°	109°	Libra	05:21	11:10	17:05	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	6.6°	76°	Leo	00:58	07:09	13:20	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	39.5°	264°	Pisces	16:05	22:08	04:10	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	15.1°	74°	Cancer	00:22	06:35	12:49	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-72.8°	136°	Libra	06:48	12:36	18:27	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	77.6°	12°	Taurus	19:24	01:39	07:54	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	31.9°	264°	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 · 82° high

SETS03:22

Reaches about 82° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:58

BEST TIME07:09N · 85° high

SETS13:20

Reaches about 85° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:05

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

RISES05:21

BEST TIME11:10S · 63° high

SETS17:05

Reaches about 63° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:22

BEST TIME06:35N · 81° high

SETS12:49

Reaches about 81° 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.