CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Orges

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Orges · 13:24 solar noon · 10h 26m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Paris
SUN
27.6°SSE · azimuth 156.5°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -41.5° altitude
LIGHT
10h 26mdaylight · 13h 34m night
RISE 08:11SET 18:37
TWILIGHT
19:09civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:21
DAWN 07:39DUSK 19:09
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Orges

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-15.5°256°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.410:16 / 19:05
VenusBELOW HORIZON-27.6°274°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:34 / 17:56
MarsBELOW HORIZON-23.5°1°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:12 / 16:09
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-26.7°352°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.002:04 / 16:25
SaturnVISIBLE25.8°120°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.318:02 / 06:19
UranusVISIBLE6.5°66°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:58 / 11:26
NeptuneVISIBLE28.4°128°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.817:41 / 05:42
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
46.7° / 139°
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 · Orges

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
82.9°
AZIMUTH
161.3°
HOUR ANGLE
-3.0°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON