LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE-0.7°
DISTANCE380,432 km
Moonrise18:00
Moonset06:43
HorizonBelow
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX0% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Daylight+16.4°
17:57:45
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 10m of true darkness · 13h 10m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset19:34
Civil Dusk20:01
Nautical20:33
Full Dark21:04
Nadir02:09
Dark Ends07:14
Nautical07:45
Civil Dawn08:16
Sunrise08:44
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
42/100
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♀ | Visible Low | -4.3 | 10.6° | 236° | Libra | 09:04 | 14:03 | 19:02 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -11.5° | 300° | Leo | 03:06 | 10:00 | 16:52 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Below Horizon | 0.3 | -9.8° | 79° | Pisces | 18:49 | 00:55 | 07:06 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -14.3° | 309° | Cancer | 02:19 | 09:26 | 16:30 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Visible Low | 0.4 | 20.0° | 217° | Libra | 10:38 | 15:27 | 20:16 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -25.5° | 23° | Taurus | 21:10 | 04:26 | 11:47 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Below Horizon | 7.8 | -5.3° | 86° | Pisces | 18:25 | 00:26 | 06:30 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES18:00
BEST TIME00:15S · 53° high
SETS06:43
Reaches about 53° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES03:06
BEST TIME10:00S · 65° high
SETS16:52
Reaches about 65° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES18:49
BEST TIME00:55S · 52° high
SETS07:06
Reaches about 52° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Good height
RISES09:04
BEST TIME14:03S · 32° high
SETS19:02
Reaches about 32° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES02:19
BEST TIME09:26S · 68° high
SETS16:30
Reaches about 68° 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.