CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Suhum

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Suhum · 11:45 solar noon · 11h 57m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Africa/Accra
SUN
72.1°S · azimuth 191.1°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.9% illuminated · -53.6° altitude
LIGHT
11h 57mdaylight · 12h 3m night
RISE 05:47SET 17:44
TWILIGHT
18:05civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:54
DAWN 05:26DUSK 18:05
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Suhum

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE30.8°241°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.407:08 / 18:56
VenusVISIBLE12.4°250°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:41 / 17:33
MarsBELOW HORIZON-47.0°305°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:51 / 13:12
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-41.1°295°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:26 / 13:45
SaturnVISIBLE1.7°89°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:30 / 04:34
UranusBELOW HORIZON-43.4°53°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:53 / 08:14
NeptuneVISIBLE8.7°91°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:01 / 04:04
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
286.7°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
62.2° / 77°
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.

ELONGATION145.4°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION98.9%
MOON DISTANCE381,939.266 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99495 AU
PHASE ANGLE12.2°
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 · Suhum

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
50.2°
AZIMUTH
335.4°
HOUR ANGLE
20.8°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON