CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Madingou

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Madingou · 11:49 solar noon · 12h 14m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Africa/Brazzaville
SUN
82.3°SSW · azimuth 198.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.0% illuminated · -54.5° altitude
LIGHT
12h 14mdaylight · 11h 46m night
RISE 05:42SET 17:56
TWILIGHT
18:17civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:07
DAWN 05:21DUSK 18:17
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Madingou

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE27.9°248°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.406:57 / 19:16
VenusVISIBLE8.1°252°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:32 / 17:50
MarsBELOW HORIZON-59.3°299°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:08 / 13:03
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-52.4°288°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:41 / 13:39
SaturnVISIBLE9.2°88°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:36 / 04:37
UranusBELOW HORIZON-41.6°65°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.620:13 / 08:03
NeptuneVISIBLE16.8°89°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:05 / 04:08
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
286.7°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
58.5° / 60°
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.

ELONGATION144.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.0%
MOON DISTANCE382,166.454 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99496 AU
PHASE ANGLE11.6°
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 · Madingou

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
40.8°
AZIMUTH
339.5°
HOUR ANGLE
20.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON