OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

8.10°N, 126.21°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-69.3° (< −18°)

00:41:37

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 45m of true darkness · 12h 6m 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

Nadir23:19

Dark Ends04:12

Nautical04:36

Civil Dawn05:01

Sunrise05:22

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE37.7°

DISTANCE380,268 km

Moonrise14:59

Moonset03:21

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX56% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

72/100

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	-66.0°	117°	Libra	05:19	11:09	17:06	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-4.1°	75°	Leo	00:59	07:08	13:22	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	51.0°	262°	Pisces	16:05	22:07	04:09	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Rising / Setting	1.0	4.1°	72°	Cancer	00:22	06:35	12:49	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-77.0°	176°	Libra	06:46	12:35	18:28	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	71.1°	45°	Taurus	19:24	01:38	07:52	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	43.3°	262°	Pisces	15:36	21:37	03:38	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

RISES14:59

BEST TIME21:09S · 82° high

SETS03:21

Reaches about 82° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:59

BEST TIME07:08N · 84° high

SETS13:22

Reaches about 84° 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 TIME22:07S · 83° high

SETS04:09

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

RISES05:19

BEST TIME11:09S · 64° high

SETS17:06

Reaches about 64° 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 · 80° high

SETS12:49

Reaches about 80° 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.