OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

43.47°N, 5.19°WEurope/Madrid

Civil Twilight-6.0° (0° to −6°)

19:57:19

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 9m of true darkness · 13h 21m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset19:24

Civil Dusk19:54

Nautical20:27

Full Dark21:00

Nadir02:05

Dark Ends07:10

Nautical07:43

Civil Dawn08:16

Sunrise08:45

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE20.7°

DISTANCE379,984 km

Moonrise17:55

Moonset06:41

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX33% · Moderate Lunar Glow

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

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

45/100

Fair Stargazing

Partial haze or lunar wash. Bright clusters, double stars, and prominent planets remain well visible.

CLOUD COVER15%

HUMIDITY50%

VISIBILITY18 km

DEW POINT10.8°C

PLANETARY EPHEMERIS & ALMANAC

Visible Planets Tonight

All times calibrated to Europe/Madrid

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Below Horizon	-4.3	-11.6°	257°	Libra	09:09	13:59	18:49	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-25.7°	328°	Leo	02:54	09:56	16:55	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Visible Low	0.3	12.8°	100°	Pisces	18:44	00:51	06:58	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-25.2°	338°	Cancer	02:06	09:21	16:36	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Rising / Setting	0.4	0.5°	240°	Libra	10:45	15:23	20:01	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-8.6°	49°	Taurus	20:55	04:22	11:54	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Visible Low	7.8	16.7°	107°	Pisces	18:21	00:21	06:22	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

RISES17:55

BEST TIME00:11S · 49° high

SETS06:41

Reaches about 49° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Moderate Lunar Glow.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:54

BEST TIME09:56S · 61° high

SETS16:55

Reaches about 61° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES18:44

BEST TIME00:51S · 48° high

SETS06:58

Reaches about 48° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · Good height

RISES09:09

BEST TIME13:59S · 29° high

SETS18:49

Reaches about 29° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:06

BEST TIME09:21S · 65° high

SETS16:36

Reaches about 65° 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.