CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Barrhead

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Barrhead · 13:21 solar noon · 9h 60m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Edmonton
SUN
22.1°SSE · azimuth 158.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.1% illuminated · -34.1° altitude
LIGHT
9h 60mdaylight · 14h 0m night
RISE 08:21SET 18:21
TWILIGHT
18:58civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:20
DAWN 07:44DUSK 18:58
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Barrhead

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

5 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE5.8°138°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.410:38 / 18:35
VenusVISIBLE15.1°157°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:49 / 17:31
MarsVISIBLE39.8°242°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:46 / 16:28
JupiterVISIBLE40.9°230°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:42 / 16:38
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-33.7°351°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:56 / 06:17
UranusVISIBLE1.4°306°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:26 / 11:50
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-35.9°0°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.817:36 / 05:38
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
42.0° / 142°
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.

ELONGATION148.5°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION98.1%
MOON DISTANCE380,585.116 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99488 AU
PHASE ANGLE15.7°
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 · Barrhead

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
77.0°
AZIMUTH
171.0°
HOUR ANGLE
-2.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON