CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Wald

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Wald · 13:07 solar noon · 10h 26m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Berlin
SUN
28.7°SSE · azimuth 161.0°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -40.7° altitude
LIGHT
10h 26mdaylight · 13h 34m night
RISE 07:54SET 18:20
TWILIGHT
18:52civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:04
DAWN 07:22DUSK 18:52
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Wald

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE6.0°230°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.409:59 / 18:49
VenusBELOW HORIZON-3.2°247°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:16 / 17:40
MarsBELOW HORIZON-16.4°325°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:55 / 15:51
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-15.8°315°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:47 / 16:08
SaturnVISIBLE2.4°90°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:45 / 06:02
UranusBELOW HORIZON-12.3°37°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.619:42 / 11:08
NeptuneVISIBLE5.9°97°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.817:24 / 05:25
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 · Wald

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
83.3°
AZIMUTH
187.9°
HOUR ANGLE
1.2°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON