CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Phuntsholing

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Phuntsholing · 11:46 solar noon · 11h 19m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Thimphu
SUN
51.3°S · azimuth 185.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.1% illuminated · -48.7° altitude
LIGHT
11h 19mdaylight · 12h 41m night
RISE 06:06SET 17:25
TWILIGHT
17:49civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:43
DAWN 05:43DUSK 17:49
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Phuntsholing

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-83.0°327°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:40 / 18:19
VenusBELOW HORIZON-71.7°64°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:06 / 17:00
MarsVISIBLE5.0°72°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:20 / 13:41
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-3.4°72°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:01 / 14:07
SaturnVISIBLE49.0°237°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:25 / 04:34
UranusVISIBLE71.4°104°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:15 / 08:47
NeptuneVISIBLE42.1°242°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:59 / 04:01
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
287.4°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
59.3° / 114°
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.

ELONGATION154.7°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION96.1%
MOON DISTANCE377,943.693 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99474 AU
PHASE ANGLE22.8°
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 · Phuntsholing

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
66.8°
AZIMUTH
314.1°
HOUR ANGLE
22.1°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON