✨ Caelus

September 14, 2026 07:24:54 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

⭐ Tonight's Sky

Astronomical Twilight: 21:54 : 05:38

Moon Interference: Low

Planets Visible: 6 planets

Waxing Crescent

11%

Age: 3.1 days

Rise: 11:26

Transit: 16:16

Set: 20:56

Next major phase:

First Quarter

Sep 18

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Sun & Moon Times

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Sun

Civil Twilight: 06:53

Sunrise: 07:25

Sunset: 20:05

Civil Twilight End: 20:37

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Moon

Moonrise: 11:26

Moonset: 20:56

🪐 Planets Tonight

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Mercury

Not Visible

Magnitude: -0.55

Constellation: Virgo

Rise: 08:46

Set: 20:33

Distance: 1.34 AU

Phase: 91% illuminated

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Venus

Visible

Magnitude: -4.75

Constellation: Virgo

Rise: 11:29

Set: 20:50

Distance: 0.46 AU

Phase: 30% illuminated

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Mars

Visible

Magnitude: 1.20

Constellation: Gemini

Rise: 01:54

Set: 17:48

Distance: 1.78 AU

Phase: 91% illuminated

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Jupiter

Visible

Magnitude: -1.83

Constellation: Cancer

Rise: 04:11

Set: 18:55

Distance: 6.10 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Saturn

Visible

Magnitude: 0.57

Constellation: Cetus

Rise: 20:51

Set: 09:24

Distance: 8.50 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Uranus

Visible

Magnitude: 5.75

Constellation: Taurus

Rise: 22:41

Set: 14:20

Distance: 19.15 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Neptune

Visible

Magnitude: 7.68

Constellation: Pisces

Rise: 20:26

Set: 08:35

Distance: 28.89 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

🔭 Deep-Sky Objects Tonight

Dark from 21:54 to 05:38 Moon 17% lit 7.7h with no Moon

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Double Cluster

NGC 869 · Perseus

82° at 04:35

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

04:39

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 02:58

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

03:02

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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M36

Auriga

61° at 05:38

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

6.0

Size

12′

Type

Open Cluster

22:22

Rise

07:55

Transit

17:24

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 23:14

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

23:14

Transit

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Set

Right Ascension: 20h 59m 45s

Declination: +44° 26′ 15″

Surface Brightness: 22.8 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 2 200 ly

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Cigar Galaxy

M82 · Ursa Major

42° at 05:38

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

12:15

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 9h 58m 2s

Declination: +69° 33′ 4″

Surface Brightness: 21.2 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 11 500 000 ly

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Bode's Galaxy

M81 · Ursa Major

42° at 05:38

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

12:14

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 22:40

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

6.6

Size

7′

Type

Open Cluster

12:06

Rise

22:40

Transit

09:18

Set

Right Ascension: 20h 24m 56s

Declination: +38° 36′ 49″

Distance: 4 000 ly

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M32

Andromeda

82° at 02:58

Small telescope

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

8.1

Size

8′ × 6′

Type

Elliptical Galaxy

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Rise

03:02

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 0h 44m 11s

Declination: +41° 0′ 47″

Surface Brightness: 20.9 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 2 490 000 ly