CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Pingwu

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Pingwu · 12:46 solar noon · 11h 7m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Shanghai
SUN
44.4°SSE · azimuth 164.0°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.5% illuminated · -51.2° altitude
LIGHT
11h 7mdaylight · 12h 53m night
RISE 07:12SET 18:19
TWILIGHT
18:44civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:42
DAWN 06:47DUSK 18:44
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Pingwu

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

5 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-77.3°25°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.408:52 / 19:08
VenusBELOW HORIZON-61.6°66°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.307:15 / 17:51
MarsVISIBLE14.5°78°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:10 / 14:51
JupiterVISIBLE5.8°77°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:53 / 15:15
SaturnVISIBLE38.9°242°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:24 / 05:35
UranusVISIBLE75.6°141°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:03 / 09:59
NeptuneVISIBLE32.1°246°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:59 / 05:01
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
56.7° / 122°
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 · Pingwu

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
79.6°
AZIMUTH
329.6°
HOUR ANGLE
7.0°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON