CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Fawkner

A live observatory for the Sun, Moon, daylight, twilight and the sky above Fawkner.

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Fawkner · 13:04 solar noon · 13h 23m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Australia/Melbourne
SUN
60.3°NNE · azimuth 33.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous97.0% illuminated · -55.2° altitude
LIGHT
13h 23mdaylight · 10h 37m night
RISE 06:22SET 19:45
TWILIGHT
20:12civil dusk · astronomical dusk 21:20
DAWN 05:55DUSK 20:12
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Fawkner

Topocentric positions for the selected observation time. Coordinates update with the Time Machine.

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-28.6°161°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.407:06 / 21:31
VenusBELOW HORIZON-22.9°139°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:51 / 19:53
MarsVISIBLE2.9°65°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.003:13 / 13:25
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-0.8°73°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.003:34 / 14:10
SaturnVISIBLE25.9°294°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:51 / 05:46
UranusVISIBLE31.3°357°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.622:26 / 08:13
NeptuneVISIBLE21.6°287°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.817:15 / 05:22
SOLAR SYSTEM

Planetary Orbits · 2026-10-24 12:00

Heliocentric orbital geometry for the selected instant. Distances use a logarithmic visual scale so the inner planets remain readable.

☿♀♂♃♄♅♆🜨SUN
🜨 Earth
0.995 AUheliocentric distance
ORBIT
1.000 AU
ECCENTRICITY
0.0167
INCLINATION
-0.00°
TRUE ANOMALY
287.2°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
34.1° / 34°
EARTH · MOON · SUN

Three-Body Relationship · 2026-10-24 12:00

Geocentric directions and lunar phase at the selected instant. The geometry is intentionally schematic, not to scale.

ELONGATION152.1°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION97.0%
MOON DISTANCE379,031.186 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99480 AU
PHASE ANGLE19.8°
CELESTIAL ATLAS

Constellation Map · Equatorial Coordinates

Real right ascension and declination for selected reference stars. This map is a chart, so the denser astronomical treatment stays here rather than in Living Sky.

Betelgeuse
Bellatrix
Alnilam
Alnitak
Mintaka
Rigel
RIGHT ASCENSION →
DECLINATION ↑
Orion6 reference stars

Coordinates are plotted in an equatorial frame, independent of local horizon orientation.

Betelgeuse
5.92h · 7.4° · mag 0.5
Bellatrix
5.42h · 6.3° · mag 1.6
Alnilam
5.60h · -1.2° · mag 1.7
Alnitak
5.68h · -1.9° · mag 1.7
Mintaka
5.53h · -0.3° · mag 2.2
Rigel
5.24h · -8.2° · mag 0.1
DEEP SKY ATLAS

Celestial Objects · Fawkner

Bright Messier objects plotted from their equatorial coordinates and evaluated for the selected time and location.

Andromeda Galaxy
ZENITH
HORIZON
EAST
WEST
M31 · NGC 224Andromeda GalaxyGalaxy · apparent magnitude 3.44
RA
0.71h
DEC
41.27°
ALTITUDE
11.0°
AZIMUTH
358.3°
HOUR ANGLE
2.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON