OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

10.36°N, 125.41°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-59.4° (< −18°)

01:26:17

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 48m of true darkness · 12h 10m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset17:17

Civil Dusk17:39

Nautical18:03

Full Dark18:28

Nadir23:22

Dark Ends04:16

Nautical04:41

Civil Dawn05:06

Sunrise05:27

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE27.6°

DISTANCE380,100 km

Moonrise15:02

Moonset03:25

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX43% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

77/100

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	-57.3°	107°	Libra	05:25	11:13	17:06	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	5.9°	76°	Leo	00:59	07:12	13:27	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	40.5°	263°	Pisces	16:08	22:10	04:13	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	14.4°	74°	Cancer	00:22	06:38	12:53	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-74.6°	135°	Libra	06:53	12:38	18:27	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	78.7°	19°	Taurus	19:24	01:41	07:59	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	32.8°	263°	Pisces	15:40	21:41	03:42	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

SETS03:25

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:59

BEST TIME07:12N · 86° high

SETS13:27

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

RISES16:08

BEST TIME22:10S · 81° high

SETS04:13

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 TIME11:13S · 62° high

SETS17:06

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

RISES00:22

BEST TIME06:38N · 83° high

SETS12:53

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.