CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Modelo

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Modelo · 12:16 solar noon · 12h 55m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Sao_Paulo
SUN
74.3°NNE · azimuth 15.1°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.5% illuminated · -53.8° altitude
LIGHT
12h 55mdaylight · 11h 5m night
RISE 05:48SET 18:43
TWILIGHT
19:07civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:04
DAWN 05:24DUSK 19:07
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Modelo

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE74.3°288°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.406:44 / 20:20
VenusVISIBLE54.7°277°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:25 / 18:48
MarsBELOW HORIZON-21.7°280°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.002:06 / 12:57
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-12.7°280°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.002:32 / 13:39
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-32.4°107°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:03 / 05:01
UranusBELOW HORIZON-84.1°175°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.621:16 / 07:51
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-25.0°104°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:30 / 04:35
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
43.3° / 39°
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 · Modelo

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
20.8°
AZIMUTH
349.2°
HOUR ANGLE
13.4°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON