✨ Caelus

October 11, 2026 20:12:37 UTC+02:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

⭐ Tonight's Sky

Astronomical Twilight: 20:53 : 06:21

Moon Interference: None

Planets Visible: 6 planets

Waxing Crescent

Age: 1.1 days

Rise: 09:05

Transit: 14:08

Set: 19:00

Next major phase:

First Quarter

Oct 18

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Sun & Moon Times

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Sun

Civil Twilight: 07:33

Sunrise: 08:04

Sunset: 19:09

Civil Twilight End: 19:40

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Moon

Moonrise: 09:05

Moonset: 19:00

🪐 Planets Tonight

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Mercury

Visible

Magnitude: 0.01

Constellation: Libra

Rise: 10:35

Set: 19:42

Distance: 1.03 AU

Phase: 64% illuminated

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Venus

Not Visible

Magnitude: -4.50

Constellation: Virgo

Rise: 10:20

Set: 18:57

Distance: 0.30 AU

Phase: 6% illuminated

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Mars

Visible

Magnitude: 1.05

Constellation: Cancer

Rise: 01:31

Set: 16:51

Distance: 1.59 AU

Phase: 90% illuminated

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Jupiter

Visible

Magnitude: -1.91

Constellation: Leo

Rise: 02:52

Set: 17:20

Distance: 5.80 AU

Phase: 99% illuminated

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Saturn

Visible

Magnitude: 0.55

Constellation: Cetus

Rise: 19:01

Set: 07:26

Distance: 8.44 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Uranus

Visible

Magnitude: 5.70

Constellation: Taurus

Rise: 20:54

Set: 12:32

Distance: 18.75 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Neptune

Visible

Magnitude: 7.69

Constellation: Pisces

Rise: 18:39

Set: 06:45

Distance: 28.91 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

🔭 Deep-Sky Objects Tonight

Dark from 20:53 to 06:21 Moon 3% lit 9.5h with no Moon

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Double Cluster

NGC 869 · Perseus

82° at 02:49

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

02:52

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 2h 20m 54s

Declination: +57° 15′ 29″

Distance: 7 500 ly

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Andromeda Galaxy

M31 · Andromeda

83° at 01:12

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

01:12

Transit

∅

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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M92

Hercules

58° at 20:53

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

17:47

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 17h 17m 56s

Declination: +43° 6′ 38″

Distance: 26 700 ly

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Crab Nebula

M1 · Taurus

63° at 06:03

Small telescope

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

8.4

Size

6′ × 4′

Type

Supernova Remnant

22:10

Rise

06:07

Transit

14:00

Set

Right Ascension: 5h 36m 9s

Declination: +22° 1′ 59″

Surface Brightness: 20.5 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 6 500 ly

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Orion Nebula

M42 · Orion

36° at 06:04

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

00:26

Rise

06:08

Transit

11:45

Set

Right Ascension: 5h 36m 37s

Declination: -5° 22′ 13″

Surface Brightness: 21.9 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 1 344 ly

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North America Nebula

NGC 7000 · Cygnus

86° at 21:28

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

21:28

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 20h 59m 45s

Declination: +44° 26′ 20″

Surface Brightness: 22.8 mag/arcsec²

Distance: 2 200 ly

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Pleiades

M45 · Taurus

65° at 04:16

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

20:10

Rise

04:20

Transit

12:27

Set

Right Ascension: 3h 49m 1s

Declination: +24° 12′ 2″

Distance: 444 ly

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M37

Auriga

74° at 06:21

Binoculars

The richest of the three Auriga clusters, with a red star near the middle.

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

5.6

Size

24′

Type

Open Cluster

21:09

Rise

06:25

Transit

15:37

Set

Right Ascension: 5h 54m 4s

Declination: +32° 33′ 33″

Distance: 4 400 ly