LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE13.1°
DISTANCE380,486 km
Moonrise16:14
Moonset05:02
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX21% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-1.5° (0° to −6°)
17:43:30
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 6m of true darkness · 13h 45m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset17:34
Civil Dusk18:08
Nautical18:46
Full Dark19:23
Nadir00:27
Dark Ends05:30
Nautical06:07
Civil Dawn06:45
Sunrise07:19
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
49/100
Partial haze or lunar wash. Bright clusters, double stars, and prominent planets remain well visible.
CLOUD COVER15%
HUMIDITY50%
VISIBILITY18 km
DEW POINT10.8°C
| PLANET | STATUS | MAGNITUDE | ALTITUDE | AZIMUTH | CONSTELLATION | RISE | TRANSIT | SET | EQUIPMENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venus♀ | Below Horizon | -4.3 | -7.6° | 252° | Libra | 07:52 | 12:21 | 16:51 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -16.4° | 321° | Leo | 01:00 | 08:18 | 15:33 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 5.8° | 95° | Pisces | 17:04 | 23:13 | 05:22 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -16.2° | 330° | Cancer | 00:06 | 07:43 | 15:19 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 1.7° | 234° | Libra | 09:32 | 13:45 | 17:58 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -8.0° | 41° | Taurus | 18:51 | 02:44 | 10:42 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Rising / Setting | 7.8 | 9.1° | 102° | Pisces | 16:43 | 22:43 | 04:44 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:14
BEST TIME22:30S · 42° high
SETS05:02
Reaches about 42° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:00
BEST TIME08:18S · 54° high
SETS15:33
Reaches about 54° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:04
BEST TIME23:13S · 41° high
SETS05:22
Reaches about 41° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Good height
RISES07:52
BEST TIME12:21S · 22° high
SETS16:51
Reaches about 22° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:06
BEST TIME07:43S · 58° high
SETS15:19
Reaches about 58° above the horizon at its highest point.Distinctive crimson hue; polar ice cap discernible near opposition.
M31 / NGC 224 · Andromeda
Spiral Galaxy (2.5M ly)Andromeda Galaxy
Our galactic neighbor; visible as a ghostly oval smudge with dense radiant stellar core.
M45 · Taurus
Open Star ClusterThe Pleiades (Seven Sisters)
Breathtaking blue diamond cluster enshrouded in delicate interstellar reflection nebulosity.
M42 / NGC 1976 · Orion
Diffuse Emission NebulaGreat Orion Nebula
Star nursery harboring the brilliant Trapezium cluster with sprawling bat-wing filaments.
NGC 869 & NGC 884 · Perseus
Twin Open ClustersThe Double Cluster
Pair of spectacular shimmering jewel-boxes bursting with ruby supergiant stars.
M13 / NGC 6205 · Hercules
Globular Cluster (300k stars)Great Globular Cluster in Hercules
Massive beehive of ancient stars packed tightly together into a blazing central ball.
M57 / NGC 6720 · Lyra
Planetary NebulaThe Ring Nebula
Delicate glowing smoke-ring left behind by a dying star 2,500 light-years away.