CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Dashitou

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Dashitou · 11:09 solar noon · 10h 39m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Shanghai
SUN
33.8°SSW · azimuth 194.7°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.5% illuminated · -31.9° altitude
LIGHT
10h 39mdaylight · 13h 21m night
RISE 05:50SET 16:29
TWILIGHT
16:58civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:04
DAWN 05:21DUSK 16:58
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Dashitou

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

5 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-52.8°64°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:43 / 17:04
VenusBELOW HORIZON-35.9°80°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:01 / 15:52
MarsVISIBLE38.0°102°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.023:10 / 13:39
JupiterVISIBLE29.6°98°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.023:58 / 13:58
SaturnVISIBLE13.4°259°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.315:46 / 04:01
UranusVISIBLE62.1°223°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.617:58 / 08:52
NeptuneVISIBLE6.8°263°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:24 / 03:25
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
50.0° / 134°
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 · Dashitou

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
67.1°
AZIMUTH
275.6°
HOUR ANGLE
31.1°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON