CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Bathsheba

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Bathsheba · 11:42 solar noon · 11h 45m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Barbados
SUN
64.9°S · azimuth 190.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.4% illuminated · -52.4° altitude
LIGHT
11h 45mdaylight · 12h 15m night
RISE 05:49SET 17:34
TWILIGHT
17:56civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:46
DAWN 05:27DUSK 17:56
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Bathsheba

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE46.8°218°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:15 / 18:41
VenusVISIBLE33.1°238°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:46 / 17:19
MarsBELOW HORIZON-20.4°295°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:37 / 13:18
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-13.8°289°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:14 / 13:48
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-23.8°82°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:25 / 04:30
UranusBELOW HORIZON-53.7°19°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:37 / 08:21
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-17.0°86°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:57 / 03:59
SOLAR SYSTEM

Planetary Orbits · 2026-10-23 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
286.9°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
62.8° / 91°
EARTH · MOON · SUN

Three-Body Relationship · 2026-10-23 12:00

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

ELONGATION147.5°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION98.4%
MOON DISTANCE381,034.585 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99490 AU
PHASE ANGLE14.5°
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 · Bathsheba

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
56.0°
AZIMUTH
329.7°
HOUR ANGLE
22.0°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON