CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Pléchâtel

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Pléchâtel · 13:50 solar noon · 10h 26m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Paris
SUN
25.7°SSE · azimuth 149.5°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -42.6° altitude
LIGHT
10h 26mdaylight · 13h 34m night
RISE 08:37SET 19:04
TWILIGHT
19:35civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:47
DAWN 08:06DUSK 19:35
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Pléchâtel

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-5.3°245°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.410:42 / 19:32
VenusBELOW HORIZON-16.8°262°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.309:00 / 18:23
MarsBELOW HORIZON-22.4°345°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:39 / 16:35
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-23.9°335°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.002:31 / 16:51
SaturnVISIBLE16.1°106°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.318:29 / 06:46
UranusBELOW HORIZON-2.3°54°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:26 / 11:52
NeptuneVISIBLE19.3°113°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.818:07 / 06:08
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
286.6°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
46.8° / 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 · Pléchâtel

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
80.4°
AZIMUTH
130.3°
HOUR ANGLE
-9.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON