LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION92%
ALTITUDE15.7°
DISTANCE380,273 km
Moonrise16:39
Moonset05:34
HorizonAbove
LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX25% · Minimal Lunar Glare
Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.
OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH
Tonight under the Sky
Nautical Twilight-7.2° (−6° to −12°)
18:40:11
Fri, Oct 23, 2026
PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM10h 0m of true darkness · 14h 9m total night
DaylightCivil (−6°)Nautical (−12°)Astro (−18°)Dark Sky (<−18°)
TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW
Sunset17:48
Civil Dusk18:26
Nautical19:10
Full Dark19:52
Nadir00:53
Dark Ends05:53
Nautical06:36
Civil Dawn07:19
Sunrise07:57
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LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION
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ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index
63/100
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 | -13.5° | 259° | Libra | 08:39 | 12:47 | 16:56 | Naked Eye |
| Jupiter♃ | Below Horizon | -2.0 | -14.6° | 329° | Leo | 01:08 | 08:44 | 16:16 | Naked Eye |
| Saturn♄ | Rising / Setting | 0.3 | 9.6° | 102° | Pisces | 17:28 | 23:39 | 05:50 | Naked Eye |
| Mars♂ | Below Horizon | 1.0 | -13.4° | 338° | Cancer | 00:10 | 08:09 | 16:07 | Naked Eye |
| Mercury☿ | Below Horizon | 0.4 | -4.8° | 240° | Libra | 10:24 | 14:11 | 17:58 | Binoculars |
| Uranus♅ | Below Horizon | 5.6 | -0.9° | 47° | Taurus | 18:49 | 03:10 | 11:36 | Binoculars |
| Neptune♆ | Visible Low | 7.8 | 12.1° | 109° | Pisces | 17:09 | 23:09 | 05:10 | Telescope |
The MoonNaked Eye · Good height
RISES16:39
BEST TIME22:57S · 36° high
SETS05:34
Reaches about 36° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.
JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES01:08
BEST TIME08:44S · 49° high
SETS16:16
Reaches about 49° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.
SaturnNaked Eye · Good height
RISES17:28
BEST TIME23:39S · 36° high
SETS05:50
Reaches about 36° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.
VenusNaked Eye · Low in the sky
RISES08:39
BEST TIME12:47S · 16° high
SETS16:56
Only reaches about 16° above the horizon. An open view is important.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.
MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky
RISES00:10
BEST TIME08:09S · 52° high
SETS16:07
Reaches about 52° 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.