OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

11.49°N, 122.55°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-50.2° (< −18°)

02:15:27

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

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

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:28

Civil Dusk17:49

Nautical18:14

Full Dark18:39

Nadir23:34

Dark Ends04:29

Nautical04:53

Civil Dawn05:18

Sunrise05:40

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE18.7°

DISTANCE379,917 km

Moonrise15:14

Moonset03:37

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX30% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

81/100

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	-48.5°	104°	Libra	05:38	11:24	17:16	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Visible Low	-2.0	15.1°	78°	Leo	01:10	07:23	13:37	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	31.1°	265°	Pisces	16:19	22:22	04:24	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	23.6°	75°	Cancer	00:32	06:49	13:06	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-67.7°	118°	Libra	07:06	12:50	18:37	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	79.1°	331°	Taurus	19:34	01:53	08:12	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Visible Low	7.8	23.5°	264°	Pisces	15:51	21:52	03:53	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

RISES15:14

BEST TIME21:24S · 79° high

SETS03:37

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

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:10

BEST TIME07:23N · 87° high

SETS13:37

Reaches about 87° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:19

BEST TIME22:22S · 80° high

SETS04:24

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:38

BEST TIME11:24S · 61° high

SETS17:16

Reaches about 61° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:32

BEST TIME06:49N · 84° high

SETS13:06

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.