OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

32.69°S, 56.48°WAmerica/Montevideo

Daylight+49.9°

14:59:25

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM7h 56m of true darkness · 10h 51m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset19:04

Civil Dusk19:30

Nautical20:00

Full Dark20:32

Nadir00:29

Dark Ends04:27

Nautical04:59

Civil Dawn05:29

Sunrise05:55

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SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-20.2°

DISTANCE379,976 km

Moonrise16:39

Moonset04:11

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	52.0°	283°	Libra	05:34	12:23	19:12	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-15.3°	277°	Leo	02:53	08:21	13:45	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-28.9°	109°	Pisces	17:18	23:16	05:18	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-24.2°	276°	Cancer	02:30	07:46	13:01	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	70.2°	302°	Libra	06:49	13:48	20:46	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-78.0°	169°	Taurus	21:42	02:47	07:56	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-21.8°	106°	Pisces	16:43	22:46	04:53	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

RISES16:39

BEST TIME22:43N · 53° high

SETS04:11

Reaches about 53° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:53

BEST TIME08:21N · 43° high

SETS13:45

Reaches about 43° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:18

BEST TIME23:16N · 56° high

SETS05:18

Reaches about 56° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:34

BEST TIME12:23N · 75° high

SETS19:12

Reaches about 75° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:30

BEST TIME07:46N · 39° high

SETS13:01

Reaches about 39° 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.