CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Suining

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Suining · 12:22 solar noon · 11h 20m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Shanghai
SUN
51.1°S · azimuth 170.9°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.5% illuminated · -53.8° altitude
LIGHT
11h 20mdaylight · 12h 40m night
RISE 06:43SET 18:02
TWILIGHT
18:26civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:20
DAWN 06:19DUSK 18:26
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Suining

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-84.1°354°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.408:17 / 18:56
VenusBELOW HORIZON-69.0°69°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:42 / 17:37
MarsVISIBLE7.8°74°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:57 / 14:18
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-0.5°73°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:38 / 14:44
SaturnVISIBLE46.5°241°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:02 / 05:11
UranusVISIBLE74.3°108°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:52 / 09:24
NeptuneVISIBLE39.5°245°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:36 / 04:38
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
59.4° / 114°
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 · Suining

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
72.1°
AZIMUTH
327.3°
HOUR ANGLE
12.8°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON