CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Stános

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Stános · 13:19 solar noon · 10h 54m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Athens
SUN
36.4°SSE · azimuth 155.5°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.2% illuminated · -50.0° altitude
LIGHT
10h 54mdaylight · 13h 6m night
RISE 07:52SET 18:46
TWILIGHT
19:13civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:15
DAWN 07:25DUSK 19:13
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Stános

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-23.5°262°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.409:43 / 19:29
VenusBELOW HORIZON-38.4°278°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:06 / 18:15
MarsBELOW HORIZON-31.2°17°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:32 / 15:39
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-36.1°8°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.002:18 / 16:01
SaturnVISIBLE39.1°128°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.318:00 / 06:12
UranusVISIBLE12.4°73°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:23 / 10:51
NeptuneVISIBLE41.9°137°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.817:36 / 05:37
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
53.2° / 131°
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.

ELONGATION143.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.2%
MOON DISTANCE382,621.835 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99498 AU
PHASE ANGLE10.5°
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 · Stános

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
87.2°
AZIMUTH
29.3°
HOUR ANGLE
-1.9°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON