CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Pullenvale

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Pullenvale · 11:32 solar noon · 12h 57m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Australia/Brisbane
SUN
72.9°NNW · azimuth 336.6°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.9% illuminated · -51.1° altitude
LIGHT
12h 57mdaylight · 11h 3m night
RISE 05:03SET 18:00
TWILIGHT
18:25civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:22
DAWN 04:39DUSK 18:25
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Pullenvale

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

5 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-36.1°152°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.405:57 / 19:36
VenusBELOW HORIZON-26.7°131°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.304:38 / 18:03
MarsVISIBLE11.6°63°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:22 / 12:12
JupiterVISIBLE6.6°70°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:47 / 12:53
SaturnVISIBLE24.7°286°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:18 / 04:15
UranusVISIBLE40.9°350°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.620:32 / 07:04
NeptuneVISIBLE19.2°280°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.815:45 / 03:49
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
287.3°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
42.3° / 39°
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.

ELONGATION152.6°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION96.9%
MOON DISTANCE378,812.034 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99479 AU
PHASE ANGLE20.4°
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 · Pullenvale

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
17.3°
AZIMUTH
340.4°
HOUR ANGLE
25.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON