CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Vanadjou

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Vanadjou · 11:50 solar noon · 12h 26m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Indian/Comoro
SUN
87.9°W · azimuth 273.7°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.2% illuminated · -52.4° altitude
LIGHT
12h 26mdaylight · 11h 34m night
RISE 05:37SET 18:03
TWILIGHT
18:25civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:16
DAWN 05:16DUSK 18:25
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Vanadjou

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE3.0°249°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.406:46 / 19:29
VenusBELOW HORIZON-16.7°247°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:24 / 18:02
MarsBELOW HORIZON-83.4°16°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:19 / 12:55
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-82.9°294°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:50 / 13:32
SaturnVISIBLE37.7°79°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:38 / 04:38
UranusBELOW HORIZON-16.4°71°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.620:26 / 07:52
NeptuneVISIBLE45.4°79°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:06 / 04:10
SOLAR SYSTEM

Planetary Orbits · 2026-10-23 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
286.6°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
54.3° / 51°
EARTH · MOON · SUN

Three-Body Relationship · 2026-10-23 12:00

Geocentric directions and lunar phase at the selected instant. The geometry is intentionally schematic, not to scale.

ELONGATION143.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.2%
MOON DISTANCE382,621.835 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99498 AU
PHASE ANGLE10.5°
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 · Vanadjou

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
33.9°
AZIMUTH
341.7°
HOUR ANGLE
20.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON