OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

31.60°S, 54.98°WAmerica/Montevideo

Daylight+50.0°

14:54:45

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 1m of true darkness · 10h 53m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:57

Civil Dusk19:22

Nautical19:52

Full Dark20:23

Nadir00:23

Dark Ends04:24

Nautical04:55

Civil Dawn05:25

Sunrise05:50

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-20.1°

DISTANCE379,994 km

Moonrise16:32

Moonset04:04

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°	281°	Libra	05:30	12:17	19:04	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-15.4°	277°	Leo	02:46	08:15	13:41	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-29.0°	108°	Pisces	17:12	23:10	05:12	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-24.3°	276°	Cancer	02:22	07:40	12:57	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	70.6°	299°	Libra	06:45	13:42	20:38	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-79.0°	166°	Taurus	21:33	02:41	07:52	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-21.8°	105°	Pisces	16:37	22:40	04:47	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

RISES16:32

BEST TIME22:37N · 54° high

SETS04:04

Reaches about 54° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (93% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:46

BEST TIME08:15N · 44° high

SETS13:41

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

RISES17:12

BEST TIME23:10N · 57° high

SETS05:12

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

RISES05:30

BEST TIME12:17N · 76° high

SETS19:04

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

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:22

BEST TIME07:40N · 41° high

SETS12:57

Reaches about 41° 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.