CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Sinop

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Sinop · 11:25 solar noon · 12h 27m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Cuiaba
SUN
81.8°W · azimuth 271.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.4% illuminated · -50.0° altitude
LIGHT
12h 27mdaylight · 11h 33m night
RISE 05:12SET 17:39
TWILIGHT
18:00civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:51
DAWN 04:50DUSK 18:00
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Sinop

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE59.0°249°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.406:20 / 19:04
VenusVISIBLE39.3°256°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.304:57 / 17:36
MarsBELOW HORIZON-32.8°284°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:54 / 12:29
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-24.3°281°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:24 / 13:06
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-20.8°93°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:12 / 04:12
UranusBELOW HORIZON-72.4°57°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:00 / 07:26
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-13.0°93°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:40 / 03:44
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
53.9° / 51°
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 · Sinop

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
31.7°
AZIMUTH
337.2°
HOUR ANGLE
26.1°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON