OBSERVATORY ALMANAC · NOCTURNAL DISPATCH

Tonight under the Sky

34.68°S, 55.70°WAmerica/Montevideo

Daylight+61.8°

13:38:02

Fri, Oct 23, 2026

PHOTOMETRIC TWILIGHT SPECTRUM7h 45m of true darkness · 10h 45m total night

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

TRUE DARK SKY WINDOW

Sunset19:04

Civil Dusk19:30

Nautical20:01

Full Dark20:34

Nadir00:26

Dark Ends04:19

Nautical04:52

Civil Dawn05:23

Sunrise05:49

LIVE REAL-TIME OBSERVATION

SunsetSunrise

LOCAL SKY PLANISPHERE · STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

All-Sky Nocturnal Dome

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LUNAR EPHEMERISWaxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION92%

ALTITUDE-34.4°

DISTANCE380,281 km

Moonrise16:36

Moonset04:08

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	66.0°	309°	Libra	05:27	12:20	19:13	Naked Eye
Jupiter♃	Rising / Setting	-2.0	0.2°	287°	Leo	02:57	08:18	13:39	Naked Eye
Saturn♄	Below Horizon	0.3	-42.6°	127°	Pisces	17:15	23:13	05:15	Naked Eye
Mars♂	Below Horizon	1.0	-8.4°	286°	Cancer	02:33	07:43	12:54	Naked Eye
Mercury☿	Optimal Visibility	0.4	76.2°	7°	Libra	06:41	13:44	20:48	Binoculars
Uranus♅	Below Horizon	5.6	-69.5°	232°	Taurus	21:43	02:48	07:49	Binoculars
Neptune♆	Below Horizon	7.8	-36.1°	121°	Pisces	16:40	22:43	04:50	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

RISES16:36

BEST TIME22:40N · 51° high

SETS04:08

Reaches about 51° above the horizon at its highest point.Waxing Gibbous (92% illuminated). Minimal Lunar Glare.

JupiterNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:57

BEST TIME08:18N · 41° high

SETS13:39

Reaches about 41° above the horizon at its highest point.Bright golden disc; four Galilean moons easily seen in 7x50 binoculars.

SaturnNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES17:15

BEST TIME23:13N · 54° high

SETS05:15

Reaches about 54° above the horizon at its highest point.Pale amber jewel; majestic ring system visible in any 60mm telescope.

VenusNaked Eye · High in the sky

RISES05:27

BEST TIME12:20N · 73° high

SETS19:13

Reaches about 73° above the horizon at its highest point.Brilliant dazzling beacon; visible crescent phase in small telescope.

MarsNaked Eye · Good height

RISES02:33

BEST TIME07:43N · 37° high

SETS12:54

Reaches about 37° 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.