OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

9.00°S, 125.65°EAsia/Dili

Deep Astronomical Night-66.8° (< −18°)

01:03:16

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM9h 15m of true darkness · 11h 38m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:32

Civil Dusk18:53

Nautical19:18

Full Dark19:44

Nadir00:21

Dark Ends04:59

Nautical05:24

Civil Dawn05:49

Sunrise06:10

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE46.7°

DISTANCE380,412 km

Moonrise16:00

Moonset04:21

HorizonAbove

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX67% · Heavy Lunar Wash

Bright moonlight washes out deep sky targets. Focus on lunar craters and bright planets.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

68/100

Good Stargazing

Fine observing conditions. Open star clusters and nebulae will exhibit crisp structure.

CLOUD COVER15%

HUMIDITY50%

VISIBILITY18 km

DEW POINT10.8°C

PLANETARY EPHEMERIS & ALMANAC

Visible Planets Tonight

All times calibrated to Asia/Dili

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Below Horizon	-4.3	-60.3°	156°	Libra	05:59	12:12	18:30	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-18.3°	78°	Leo	02:18	08:11	14:06	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Optimal Visibility	0.3	59.8°	289°	Pisces	17:09	23:09	05:10	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-10.4°	73°	Cancer	01:47	07:37	13:29	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Below Horizon	0.4	-58.5°	197°	Libra	07:22	13:41	19:56	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Optimal Visibility	5.6	51.6°	39°	Taurus	20:53	02:40	08:28	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Optimal Visibility	7.8	53.2°	282°	Pisces	16:38	22:40	04:41	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

RISES16:00

BEST TIME22:11N · 80° high

SETS04:21

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Heavy Lunar Wash.

JupiterNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES02:18

BEST TIME08:11N · 67° high

SETS14:06

Reaches about 67° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:09

BEST TIME23:09N · 80° high

SETS05:10

Reaches about 80° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:59

BEST TIME12:12S · 81° high

SETS18:30

Reaches about 81° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES01:47

BEST TIME07:37N · 63° high

SETS13:29

Reaches about 63° 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.