CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Xiajiang

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Xiajiang · 12:29 solar noon · 11h 22m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Shanghai
SUN
51.8°SSE · azimuth 168.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.5% illuminated · -55.4° altitude
LIGHT
11h 22mdaylight · 12h 38m night
RISE 06:48SET 18:09
TWILIGHT
18:33civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:27
DAWN 06:24DUSK 18:33
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Xiajiang

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-81.0°301°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.408:21 / 19:04
VenusBELOW HORIZON-75.5°60°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:47 / 17:45
MarsVISIBLE1.4°71°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:05 / 14:23
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-7.3°70°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:45 / 14:48
SaturnVISIBLE52.7°234°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:09 / 05:17
UranusVISIBLE67.9°98°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:00 / 09:28
NeptuneVISIBLE45.9°239°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:42 / 04:44
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
59.8° / 113°
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 · Xiajiang

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
71.9°
AZIMUTH
331.8°
HOUR ANGLE
11.2°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON