✨ Caelus

September 13, 2026 07:55:23 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

⭐ Tonight's Sky

Astronomical Twilight: 21:57 : 05:36

Moon Interference: Low

Planets Visible: 6 planets

Waxing Crescent

Age: 2.1 days

Rise: 10:11

Transit: 15:30

Set: 20:37

Next major phase:

First Quarter

Sep 18

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Sun & Moon Times

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Sun

Civil Twilight: 06:52

Sunrise: 07:24

Sunset: 20:07

Civil Twilight End: 20:39

See Sun details

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Moon

Moonrise: 10:11

Moonset: 20:37

🪐 Planets Tonight

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Mercury

Not Visible

Magnitude: -0.59

Constellation: Virgo

Rise: 08:40

Set: 20:34

Distance: 1.35 AU

Phase: 92% illuminated

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Venus

Visible

Magnitude: -4.74

Constellation: Virgo

Rise: 11:30

Set: 20:54

Distance: 0.47 AU

Phase: 30% illuminated

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Mars

Visible

Magnitude: 1.21

Constellation: Gemini

Rise: 01:55

Set: 17:49

Distance: 1.78 AU

Phase: 91% illuminated

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Jupiter

Visible

Magnitude: -1.82

Constellation: Cancer

Rise: 04:14

Set: 18:58

Distance: 6.10 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Saturn

Visible

Magnitude: 0.58

Constellation: Cetus

Rise: 20:55

Set: 09:28

Distance: 8.50 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Uranus

Visible

Magnitude: 5.75

Constellation: Taurus

Rise: 22:45

Set: 14:24

Distance: 19.17 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Neptune

Visible

Magnitude: 7.68

Constellation: Pisces

Rise: 20:30

Set: 08:39

Distance: 28.90 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

🔭 Deep-Sky Objects Tonight

Dark from 21:57 to 05:36 Moon 10% lit 7.6h with no Moon

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Double Cluster

NGC 869 · Perseus

82° at 04:39

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

∅

Rise

04:43

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 2h 20m 53s

Declination: +57° 15′ 21″

Distance: 7 500 ly

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Andromeda Galaxy

M31 · Andromeda

83° at 03:02

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

03:06

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 0h 44m 13s

Declination: +41° 25′ 1″

Surface Brightness: 22.2 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 2 540 000 ly

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M92

Hercules

65° at 21:57

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

19:37

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 17h 17m 57s

Declination: +43° 6′ 40″

Distance: 26 700 ly

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M36

Auriga

60° at 05:36

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

6.0

Size

12′

Type

Open Cluster

22:26

Rise

07:59

Transit

17:28

Set

Right Ascension: 5h 38m 4s

Declination: +34° 9′ 22″

Distance: 4 100 ly

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North America Nebula

NGC 7000 · Cygnus

86° at 23:18

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

23:18

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 20h 59m 45s

Declination: +44° 26′ 14″

Surface Brightness: 22.8 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 2 200 ly

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Cigar Galaxy

M82 · Ursa Major

42° at 05:36

Small telescope

Look for the mottling along its length.

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

8.4

Size

11′ × 4.3′

Type

Irregular Galaxy

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Rise

12:18

Transit

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Set

Right Ascension: 9h 58m 2s

Declination: +69° 33′ 5″

Surface Brightness: 21.2 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 11 500 000 ly

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Bode's Galaxy

M81 · Ursa Major

41° at 05:36

Small telescope

M81 and M82 fit in the same low-power field.

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

6.9

Size

26′ × 14′

Type

Spiral Galaxy

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Rise

12:18

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 9h 57m 41s

Declination: +68° 56′ 13″

Surface Brightness: 21.9 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 11 800 000 ly

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M29

Cygnus

80° at 22:44

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

6.6

Size

7′

Type

Open Cluster

12:10

Rise

22:44

Transit

09:22

Set

Right Ascension: 20h 24m 56s

Declination: +38° 36′ 48″

Distance: 4 000 ly