OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

10.58°N, 123.73°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-72.3° (< −18°)

00:41:00

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

Sunset17:24

Civil Dusk17:45

Nautical18:10

Full Dark18:35

Nadir23:29

Dark Ends04:23

Nautical04:48

Civil Dawn05:13

Sunrise05:34

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE40.0°

DISTANCE380,270 km

Moonrise15:09

Moonset03:32

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX59% · 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	-69.5°	114°	Libra	05:32	11:19	17:12	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-6.0°	74°	Leo	01:06	07:18	13:34	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	53.1°	258°	Pisces	16:15	22:17	04:19	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Rising / Setting	1.0	2.4°	72°	Cancer	00:29	06:45	13:02	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-79.5°	188°	Libra	07:00	12:48	18:34	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	70.7°	55°	Taurus	19:30	01:48	08:06	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	45.4°	258°	Pisces	15:46	21:47	03:48	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

RISES15:09

BEST TIME21:19S · 80° high

SETS03:32

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

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:06

BEST TIME07:18N · 86° high

SETS13:34

Reaches about 86° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:15

BEST TIME22:17S · 81° high

SETS04:19

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

RISES05:32

BEST TIME11:19S · 62° high

SETS17:12

Reaches about 62° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:29

BEST TIME06:45N · 83° high

SETS13:02

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.