OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

12.02°N, 119.88°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-64.3° (< −18°)

01:29:00

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 50m of true darkness · 12h 13m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:38

Civil Dusk17:59

Nautical18:24

Full Dark18:49

Nadir23:44

Dark Ends04:40

Nautical05:04

Civil Dawn05:29

Sunrise05:51

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE32.3°

DISTANCE380,090 km

Moonrise15:25

Moonset03:48

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX49% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

75/100

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	-62.3°	106°	Libra	05:50	11:35	17:26	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	1.8°	76°	Leo	01:20	07:34	13:51	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	45.0°	260°	Pisces	16:30	22:32	04:35	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	10.3°	74°	Cancer	00:42	07:00	13:18	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-79.0°	145°	Libra	07:17	13:00	18:47	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	77.7°	42°	Taurus	19:43	02:03	08:24	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	37.3°	260°	Pisces	16:02	22:03	04:04	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

RISES15:25

BEST TIME21:35S · 79° high

SETS03:48

Reaches about 79° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:20

BEST TIME07:34N · 88° high

SETS13:51

Reaches about 88° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:30

BEST TIME22:32S · 79° high

SETS04:35

Reaches about 79° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:50

BEST TIME11:35S · 60° high

SETS17:26

Reaches about 60° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:42

BEST TIME07:00N · 84° high

SETS13:18

Reaches about 84° 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.