✨ Caelus

October 09, 2026 18:40:59 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

⭐ Tonight's Sky

Astronomical Twilight: 20:57 : 06:18

Moon Interference: Low

Planets Visible: 6 planets

Waning Crescent

Age: 28.6 days

Rise: 06:35

Transit: 12:38

Set: 18:27

Next major phase:

New Moon

Oct 10

See Moon details

Sun & Moon Times

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Sun

Civil Twilight: 07:30

Sunrise: 08:01

Sunset: 19:13

Civil Twilight End: 19:44

See Sun details

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Moon

Moonrise: 06:35

Moonset: 18:27

🪐 Planets Tonight

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Mercury

Visible

Magnitude: -0.02

Constellation: Libra

Rise: 10:30

Set: 19:47

Distance: 1.06 AU

Phase: 67% illuminated

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Venus

Not Visible

Magnitude: -4.59

Constellation: Virgo

Rise: 10:31

Set: 19:06

Distance: 0.31 AU

Phase: 8% illuminated

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Mars

Visible

Magnitude: 1.06

Constellation: Cancer

Rise: 01:33

Set: 16:56

Distance: 1.61 AU

Phase: 90% illuminated

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Jupiter

Visible

Magnitude: -1.90

Constellation: Leo

Rise: 02:58

Set: 17:27

Distance: 5.82 AU

Phase: 99% illuminated

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Saturn

Visible

Magnitude: 0.55

Constellation: Cetus

Rise: 19:09

Set: 07:35

Distance: 8.44 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Uranus

Visible

Magnitude: 5.70

Constellation: Taurus

Rise: 21:02

Set: 12:40

Distance: 18.78 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Neptune

Visible

Magnitude: 7.69

Constellation: Pisces

Rise: 18:46

Set: 06:53

Distance: 28.90 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

🔭 Deep-Sky Objects Tonight

Dark from 20:57 to 06:18 Moon 1% lit 9.3h with no Moon

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Double Cluster

NGC 869 · Perseus

82° at 02:56

Naked-eye

The pair fills a low-power field. Sweep between the two centres.

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

5.3

Size

16.3′

Type

Open Cluster

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Rise

03:00

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 2h 20m 54s

Declination: +57° 15′ 28″

Distance: 7 500 ly

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Andromeda Galaxy

M31 · Andromeda

83° at 01:20

Naked-eye

A smudge to the naked eye. In binoculars, look for M32 and M110 either side of it.

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

3.4

Size

192′ × 60′

Type

Spiral Galaxy

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Rise

01:20

Transit

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Set

Right Ascension: 0h 44m 14s

Declination: +41° 25′ 8″

Surface Brightness: 22.2 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 2 540 000 ly

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M71

Sagitta

60° at 20:57

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

8.2

Size

7.2′

Type

Globular Cluster

12:57

Rise

20:32

Transit

04:10

Set

Right Ascension: 19h 54m 58s

Declination: +18° 51′ 9″

Distance: 13 000 ly

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M15

Pegasus

53° at 22:08

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

6.2

Size

18′

Type

Globular Cluster

15:07

Rise

22:08

Transit

05:12

Set

Right Ascension: 21h 31m 17s

Declination: +12° 17′ 16″

Distance: 33 600 ly

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M92

Hercules

58° at 20:57

Binoculars

Overshadowed by M13 in the same constellation, but worth its own stop.

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

6.3

Size

14′

Type

Globular Cluster

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Rise

17:55

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 17h 17m 56s

Declination: +43° 6′ 38″

Distance: 26 700 ly

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Orion Nebula

M42 · Orion

36° at 06:12

Naked-eye

The four Trapezium stars sit inside the brightest part. The green tint is real.

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

4.0

Size

85′ × 60′

Type

Nebula

00:34

Rise

06:16

Transit

11:53

Set

Right Ascension: 5h 36m 37s

Declination: -5° 22′ 13″

Surface Brightness: 21.9 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 1 344 ly

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Crab Nebula

M1 · Taurus

63° at 06:11

Small telescope

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

8.4

Size

6′ × 4′

Type

Supernova Remnant

22:18

Rise

06:15

Transit

14:08

Set

Right Ascension: 5h 36m 9s

Declination: +22° 1′ 59″

Surface Brightness: 20.5 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 6 500 ly

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North America Nebula

NGC 7000 · Cygnus

86° at 21:36

Binoculars

Needs a dark sky and a wide field. The Gulf of Mexico is the easiest part to see.

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

4.0

Size

120′ × 100′

Type

Nebula

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Rise

21:36

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 20h 59m 45s

Declination: +44° 26′ 20″

Surface Brightness: 22.8 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 2 200 ly