CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Gray

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Gray · 13:21 solar noon · 10h 28m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Paris
SUN
28.3°SSE · azimuth 157.1°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -42.0° altitude
LIGHT
10h 28mdaylight · 13h 32m night
RISE 08:07SET 18:35
TWILIGHT
19:06civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:18
DAWN 07:36DUSK 19:06
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Gray

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE8.1°227°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.410:11 / 19:05
VenusBELOW HORIZON-0.8°245°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:29 / 17:56
MarsBELOW HORIZON-15.3°321°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:11 / 16:04
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-14.4°312°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.002:02 / 16:21
SaturnVISIBLE0.2°88°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.318:00 / 06:17
UranusBELOW HORIZON-14.1°34°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.619:58 / 11:21
NeptuneVISIBLE3.6°94°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.817:38 / 05:39
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
47.1° / 138°
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.

ELONGATION144.4°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.1%
MOON DISTANCE382,393.987 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99497 AU
PHASE ANGLE11.1°
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 · Gray

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
83.6°
AZIMUTH
163.9°
HOUR ANGLE
-2.4°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON