CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Morbach

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Morbach · 13:15 solar noon · 10h 19m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Berlin
SUN
26.5°SSE · azimuth 159.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -39.4° altitude
LIGHT
10h 19mdaylight · 13h 41m night
RISE 08:05SET 18:25
TWILIGHT
18:58civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:12
DAWN 07:32DUSK 18:58
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Morbach

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE3.4°232°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.410:14 / 18:50
VenusBELOW HORIZON-5.7°249°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:30 / 17:42
MarsBELOW HORIZON-15.9°328°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:57 / 16:06
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-15.8°318°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:50 / 16:21
SaturnVISIBLE4.2°93°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:53 / 06:11
UranusBELOW HORIZON-9.6°39°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.619:42 / 11:24
NeptuneVISIBLE7.5°99°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.817:32 / 05:33
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
45.3° / 140°
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 · Morbach

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
81.4°
AZIMUTH
175.9°
HOUR ANGLE
-0.8°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON