CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Cuité

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Cuité · 11:08 solar noon · 12h 17m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Fortaleza
SUN
76.4°WSW · azimuth 247.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.5% illuminated · -46.1° altitude
LIGHT
12h 17mdaylight · 11h 43m night
RISE 04:59SET 17:17
TWILIGHT
17:38civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:28
DAWN 04:38DUSK 17:38
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Cuité

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE33.0°249°15.18h-20.9°0.794 AU0.406:11 / 18:38
VenusVISIBLE13.1°253°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.304:47 / 17:12
MarsBELOW HORIZON-56.1°293°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:30 / 12:19
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-48.6°285°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:02 / 12:55
SaturnVISIBLE4.7°88°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.315:54 / 03:55
UranusBELOW HORIZON-46.8°66°4.20h21.0°18.610 AU5.619:34 / 07:17
NeptuneVISIBLE12.2°89°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:24 / 03:26
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
286.8°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
57.1° / 57°
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.

ELONGATION147.0°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION98.5%
MOON DISTANCE381,260.083 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99491 AU
PHASE ANGLE14.0°
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 · Cuité

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
34.8°
AZIMUTH
332.5°
HOUR ANGLE
30.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON