✨ Caelus

October 28, 2026 09:19:59 UTC+01:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

⭐ Tonight's Sky

Astronomical Twilight: 19:23 : 05:46

Moon Interference: Extreme

Planets Visible: 5 planets

Waning Gibbous

94%

Age: 17.7 days

Rise: 18:32

Transit: 02:12

Set: 10:48

Next major phase:

Last Quarter

Nov 01

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Sun & Moon Times

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Sun

Civil Twilight: 06:58

Sunrise: 07:31

Sunset: 17:37

Civil Twilight End: 18:09

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Moon

Moonrise: 18:32

Moonset: 10:48

🪐 Planets Tonight

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Mercury

Not Visible

Magnitude: 1.22

Constellation: Libra

Rise: 09:05

Set: 17:54

Distance: 0.73 AU

Phase: 17% illuminated

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Venus

Not Visible

Magnitude: -4.26

Constellation: Virgo

Rise: 07:14

Set: 16:45

Distance: 0.27 AU

Phase: 1% illuminated

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Mars

Visible

Magnitude: 0.90

Constellation: Cancer

Rise: 00:14

Set: 15:09

Distance: 1.46 AU

Phase: 90% illuminated

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Jupiter

Visible

Magnitude: -1.98

Constellation: Leo

Rise: 00:56

Set: 15:19

Distance: 5.56 AU

Phase: 99% illuminated

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Saturn

Visible

Magnitude: 0.58

Constellation: Cetus

Rise: 16:52

Set: 05:13

Distance: 8.52 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Uranus

Visible

Magnitude: 5.68

Constellation: Taurus

Rise: 18:45

Set: 10:23

Distance: 18.57 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Neptune

Visible

Magnitude: 7.70

Constellation: Pisces

Rise: 16:31

Set: 04:36

Distance: 29.03 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

🔭 Deep-Sky Objects Tonight

Dark from 19:23 to 05:46 Moon 91% lit

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Double Cluster

NGC 869 · Perseus

82° at 00:42

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

00:42

Transit

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Set

Right Ascension: 2h 20m 54s

Declination: +57° 15′ 33″

Distance: 7 500 ly

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Pleiades

M45 · Taurus

65° at 02:10

15° from the Moon

Naked-eye

Six or seven stars unaided, dozens in binoculars. The nebulosity needs a dark sky.

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

1.6

Size

110′

Type

Open Cluster

18:03

Rise

02:14

Transit

10:20

Set

Right Ascension: 3h 49m 1s

Declination: +24° 12′ 3″

Distance: 444 ly

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M71

Sagitta

57° at 19:23

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

8.2

Size

7.2′

Type

Globular Cluster

10:42

Rise

18:17

Transit

01:55

Set

Right Ascension: 19h 54m 58s

Declination: +18° 51′ 9″

Distance: 13 000 ly

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Andromeda Galaxy

M31 · Andromeda

83° at 23:05

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

23:05

Transit

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Set

Right Ascension: 0h 44m 14s

Declination: +41° 25′ 12″

Surface Brightness: 22.2 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 2 540 000 ly

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M15

Pegasus

53° at 19:53

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

6.2

Size

18′

Type

Globular Cluster

12:53

Rise

19:53

Transit

02:57

Set

Right Ascension: 21h 31m 16s

Declination: +12° 17′ 16″

Distance: 33 600 ly

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Cigar Galaxy

M82 · Ursa Major

62° at 05:46

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

08:22

Transit

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Set

Right Ascension: 9h 58m 4s

Declination: +69° 32′ 51″

Surface Brightness: 21.2 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 11 500 000 ly

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Bode's Galaxy

M81 · Ursa Major

63° at 05:46

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

08:21

Transit

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Set

Right Ascension: 9h 57m 44s

Declination: +68° 56′ 0″

Surface Brightness: 21.9 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 11 800 000 ly

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Owl Nebula

M97 · Ursa Major

55° at 05:46

Small telescope

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

9.9

Size

3.4′ × 3.3′

Type

Planetary Nebula

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Rise

09:40

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 11h 16m 19s

Declination: +54° 52′ 11″

Surface Brightness: 21.2 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 2 030 ly