CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Vockerode

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Vockerode · 12:54 solar noon · 10h 11m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Berlin
SUN
25.6°SSE · azimuth 165.1°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -36.3° altitude
LIGHT
10h 11mdaylight · 13h 49m night
RISE 07:48SET 18:00
TWILIGHT
18:34civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:52
DAWN 07:14DUSK 18:34
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Vockerode

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE2.9°230°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.410:02 / 18:20
VenusBELOW HORIZON-5.6°249°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:16 / 17:14
MarsBELOW HORIZON-13.6°327°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:29 / 15:52
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-13.6°317°9.72h14.4°5.624 AU-2.001:24 / 16:06
SaturnVISIBLE3.2°92°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:31 / 05:51
UranusBELOW HORIZON-8.6°38°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.619:12 / 11:12
NeptuneVISIBLE6.3°99°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.817:11 / 05:12
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
43.8° / 141°
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 · Vockerode

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
79.0°
AZIMUTH
197.6°
HOUR ANGLE
4.4°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON