LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION93%
ALTITUDE15.2°
DISTANCE380,127 km
Moonrise17:49
Moonset06:35
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX24% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Civil Twilight-0.1° (0° to −6°)
19:19:18
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 9m of true darkness · 13h 20m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset19:19
Civil Dusk19:48
Nautical20:22
Full Dark20:55
Nadir01:59
Dark Ends07:04
Nautical07:37
Civil Dawn08:10
Sunrise08:39
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
48/100
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 | -5.8° | 251° | Libra | 09:03 | 13:53 | 18:44 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -22.4° | 320° | Leo | 02:49 | 09:51 | 16:49 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 7.0° | 95° | Pisces | 18:38 | 00:46 | 06:53 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -22.8° | 330° | Cancer | 02:01 | 09:16 | 16:30 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Rising / Setting | 0.4 | 5.3° | 235° | Libra | 10:39 | 15:17 | 19:56 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -13.0° | 43° | Taurus | 20:50 | 04:17 | 11:48 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Visible Low | 7.8 | 11.0° | 101° | Pisces | 18:15 | 00:16 | 06:17 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES17:49
BEST TIME00:06S · 49° high
SETS06:35
Reaches about 49° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES02:49
BEST TIME09:51S · 61° high
SETS16:49
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
RISES18:38
BEST TIME00:46S · 48° high
SETS06:53
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
RISES09:03
BEST TIME13:53S · 29° high
SETS18:44
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
RISES02:01
BEST TIME09:16S · 65° high
SETS16:30
Reaches about 65° 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.