OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

32.14°S, 53.79°WAmerica/Montevideo

Daylight+62.1°

13:41:37

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM7h 58m of true darkness · 10h 52m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:53

Civil Dusk19:18

Nautical19:48

Full Dark20:20

Nadir00:19

Dark Ends04:18

Nautical04:49

Civil Dawn05:19

Sunrise05:45

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-33.3°

DISTANCE380,268 km

Moonrise16:27

Moonset04:00

HorizonBelow

LUNAR INTERFERENCE INDEX0% · Minimal Lunar Glare

Sky background remains dark; faint nebulae and distant galaxies are distinct.

ATMOSPHERIC SEEING & CLOUD PROFILETonight's Index

42/100

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 America/Montevideo

PLANET	STATUS	MAGNITUDE	ALTITUDE	AZIMUTH	CONSTELLATION	RISE	TRANSIT	SET	EQUIPMENT
Venus♀	Optimal Visibility	-4.3	65.5°	300°	Libra	05:24	12:13	19:01	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-1.2°	286°	Leo	02:45	08:10	13:35	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-42.1°	122°	Pisces	17:07	23:05	05:07	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-10.1°	285°	Cancer	02:20	07:36	12:51	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	78.8°	355°	Libra	06:39	13:37	20:34	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-72.9°	232°	Taurus	21:30	02:40	07:47	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-35.3°	117°	Pisces	16:33	22:35	04:42	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

RISES16:27

BEST TIME22:32N · 53° high

SETS04:00

Reaches about 53° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:45

BEST TIME08:10N · 44° high

SETS13:35

Reaches about 44° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:07

BEST TIME23:05N · 57° high

SETS05:07

Reaches about 57° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:24

BEST TIME12:13N · 76° high

SETS19:01

Reaches about 76° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:20

BEST TIME07:36N · 40° high

SETS12:51

Reaches about 40° 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.