OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

30.99°S, 55.69°WAmerica/Montevideo

Daylight+55.8°

14:29:01

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM8h 4m of true darkness · 10h 55m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset18:59

Civil Dusk19:24

Nautical19:54

Full Dark20:24

Nadir00:26

Dark Ends04:28

Nautical04:59

Civil Dawn05:29

Sunrise05:54

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION93%

ALTITUDE-26.0°

DISTANCE380,090 km

Moonrise16:35

Moonset04:07

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	58.1°	286°	Libra	05:34	12:20	19:06	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Below Horizon	-2.0	-9.2°	281°	Leo	02:51	08:18	13:44	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-35.0°	113°	Pisces	17:14	23:13	05:15	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-18.2°	280°	Cancer	02:24	07:43	13:01	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	75.9°	313°	Libra	06:49	13:44	20:39	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-79.2°	202°	Taurus	21:35	02:48	07:57	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-27.9°	109°	Pisces	16:40	22:43	04:49	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

RISES16:35

BEST TIME22:40N · 54° high

SETS04:07

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

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:51

BEST TIME08:18N · 45° high

SETS13:44

Reaches about 45° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:14

BEST TIME23:13N · 58° high

SETS05:15

Reaches about 58° 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 TIME12:20N · 77° high

SETS19:06

Reaches about 77° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:24

BEST TIME07:43N · 41° high

SETS13:01

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.