CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Macamic

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Macamic · 12:59 solar noon · 10h 23m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Toronto
SUN
28.3°SSE · azimuth 163.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.4% illuminated · -38.6° altitude
LIGHT
10h 23mdaylight · 13h 37m night
RISE 07:48SET 18:11
TWILIGHT
18:43civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:56
DAWN 07:16DUSK 18:43
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Macamic

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE12.5°144°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.409:53 / 18:37
VenusVISIBLE21.6°163°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:10 / 17:29
MarsVISIBLE37.9°253°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:45 / 15:46
JupiterVISIBLE40.4°242°9.72h14.4°5.624 AU-2.001:37 / 16:02
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-39.5°359°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:37 / 05:54
UranusBELOW HORIZON-5.0°311°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.619:30 / 11:03
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-40.9°9°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.817:15 / 05:16
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
46.1° / 139°
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 · Macamic

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
82.3°
AZIMUTH
194.5°
HOUR ANGLE
2.6°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON