CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Aohan

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Aohan · 11:43 solar noon · 10h 42m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Shanghai
SUN
35.7°S · azimuth 184.9°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.5% illuminated · -36.6° altitude
LIGHT
10h 42mdaylight · 13h 18m night
RISE 06:22SET 17:04
TWILIGHT
17:32civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:38
DAWN 05:53DUSK 17:32
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Aohan

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-66.4°333°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.408:14 / 17:40
VenusBELOW HORIZON-63.9°23°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:33 / 16:28
MarsVISIBLE4.7°70°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.023:46 / 14:10
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-3.1°67°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.000:33 / 14:29
SaturnVISIBLE42.6°217°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:20 / 04:34
UranusVISIBLE59.2°126°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.618:34 / 09:23
NeptuneVISIBLE37.4°225°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.815:57 / 03:58
SOLAR SYSTEM

Planetary Orbits · 2026-10-24 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
287.4°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
50.6° / 133°
EARTH · MOON · SUN

Three-Body Relationship · 2026-10-24 12:00

Geocentric directions and lunar phase at the selected instant. The geometry is intentionally schematic, not to scale.

ELONGATION153.6°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION96.5%
MOON DISTANCE378,376.152 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99476 AU
PHASE ANGLE21.6°
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 · Aohan

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
73.1°
AZIMUTH
273.7°
HOUR ANGLE
22.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON