CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Kojonup

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Kojonup · 14:55 solar noon · 13h 13m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Australia/Sydney
SUN
44.2°ENE · azimuth 71.7°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous97.0% illuminated · -56.5° altitude
LIGHT
13h 13mdaylight · 10h 47m night
RISE 08:19SET 21:32
TWILIGHT
21:58civil dusk · astronomical dusk 23:01
DAWN 07:53DUSK 21:58
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Kojonup

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-33.8°168°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.409:06 / 23:13
VenusBELOW HORIZON-29.3°144°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.307:50 / 21:37
MarsBELOW HORIZON-0.4°69°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.004:57 / 15:24
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-5.2°77°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.005:19 / 16:07
SaturnVISIBLE32.5°298°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.319:42 / 07:37
UranusVISIBLE35.0°5°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.600:08 / 10:13
NeptuneVISIBLE28.0°290°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.819:07 / 07:13
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
37.2° / 35°
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 · Kojonup

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
11.2°
AZIMUTH
19.4°
HOUR ANGLE
-25.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON