OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

12.20°N, 123.43°EAsia/Manila

Deep Astronomical Night-58.0° (< −18°)

01:40:20

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 51m of true darkness · 12h 13m 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

Nadir23:30

Dark Ends04:25

Nautical04:50

Civil Dawn05:15

Sunrise05:37

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE26.1°

DISTANCE380,048 km

Moonrise15:11

Moonset03:33

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX41% · 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	-56.3°	104°	Libra	05:36	11:21	17:11	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	7.8°	77°	Leo	01:05	07:20	13:34	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	38.8°	262°	Pisces	16:16	22:18	04:21	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Visible Low	1.0	16.4°	75°	Cancer	00:28	06:46	13:04	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-74.7°	127°	Libra	07:04	12:46	18:32	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	80.9°	14°	Taurus	19:29	01:49	08:10	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	31.1°	262°	Pisces	15:47	21:48	03:49	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

RISES15:11

BEST TIME21:21S · 78° high

SETS03:33

Reaches about 78° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:05

BEST TIME07:20N · 88° high

SETS13:34

Reaches about 88° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES16:16

BEST TIME22:18S · 79° high

SETS04:21

Reaches about 79° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:36

BEST TIME11:21S · 60° high

SETS17:11

Reaches about 60° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES00:28

BEST TIME06:46N · 84° high

SETS13:04

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.