CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Melfi

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Melfi · 11:32 solar noon · 11h 49m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Africa/Ndjamena
SUN
66.5°SSW · azimuth 197.0°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.0% illuminated · -49.1° altitude
LIGHT
11h 49mdaylight · 12h 11m night
RISE 05:37SET 17:26
TWILIGHT
17:48civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:37
DAWN 05:16DUSK 17:48
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Melfi

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-13.4°251°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:03 / 18:35
VenusBELOW HORIZON-33.3°256°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:34 / 17:13
MarsBELOW HORIZON-58.8°21°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:31 / 13:06
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-64.2°6°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:08 / 13:37
SaturnVISIBLE47.6°100°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:17 / 04:21
UranusVISIBLE0.3°69°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:32 / 08:09
NeptuneVISIBLE54.2°106°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:48 / 03:50
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
286.7°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
62.9° / 87°
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.

ELONGATION144.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.0%
MOON DISTANCE382,166.454 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99496 AU
PHASE ANGLE11.6°
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 · Melfi

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
52.6°
AZIMUTH
328.3°
HOUR ANGLE
25.1°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON