OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

10.88°N, 125.63°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-71.1° (< −18°)

00:38:10

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 49m of true darkness · 12h 11m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:16

Civil Dusk17:37

Nautical18:02

Full Dark18:27

Nadir23:21

Dark Ends04:16

Nautical04:41

Civil Dawn05:05

Sunrise05:27

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

Click any body to inspect telemetry

LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE38.8°

DISTANCE380,281 km

Moonrise15:02

Moonset03:24

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX58% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

71/100

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	-68.5°	112°	Libra	05:25	11:12	17:04	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-4.8°	74°	Leo	00:58	07:11	13:27	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	51.9°	258°	Pisces	16:07	22:09	04:12	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Rising / Setting	1.0	3.6°	72°	Cancer	00:21	06:37	12:55	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-79.9°	182°	Libra	06:53	12:41	18:26	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	71.8°	54°	Taurus	19:22	01:41	07:59	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	44.2°	259°	Pisces	15:39	21:40	03:41	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

RISES15:02

BEST TIME21:12S · 80° high

SETS03:24

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:58

BEST TIME07:11N · 87° high

SETS13:27

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

RISES16:07

BEST TIME22:09S · 81° high

SETS04:12

Reaches about 81° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:25

BEST TIME11:12S · 61° high

SETS17:04

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

RISES00:21

BEST TIME06:37N · 83° high

SETS12:55

Reaches about 83° 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.