CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Pinglu

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Pinglu · 12:18 solar noon · 11h 2m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Shanghai
SUN
43.2°S · azimuth 173.5°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.5% illuminated · -46.6° altitude
LIGHT
11h 2mdaylight · 12h 58m night
RISE 06:48SET 17:49
TWILIGHT
18:15civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:14
DAWN 06:22DUSK 18:15
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Pinglu

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-67.6°304°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.408:30 / 18:35
VenusBELOW HORIZON-72.9°5°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:52 / 17:19
MarsBELOW HORIZON-4.1°64°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:39 / 14:29
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-12.7°62°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:22 / 14:51
SaturnVISIBLE52.6°210°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:57 / 05:08
UranusVISIBLE56.3°105°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.619:30 / 09:38
NeptuneVISIBLE47.5°219°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:32 / 04:34
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
55.4° / 125°
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 · Pinglu

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
77.4°
AZIMUTH
304.5°
HOUR ANGLE
13.8°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON