CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Ecser

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Ecser · 12:26 solar noon · 10h 28m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Budapest
SUN
30.8°S · azimuth 172.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -37.9° altitude
LIGHT
10h 28mdaylight · 13h 32m night
RISE 07:12SET 17:40
TWILIGHT
18:12civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:23
DAWN 06:41DUSK 18:12
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Ecser

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-28.0°269°15.18h-20.9°0.794 AU0.409:17 / 18:10
VenusBELOW HORIZON-40.1°289°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.307:35 / 17:01
MarsBELOW HORIZON-21.7°21°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:16 / 15:09
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-26.8°13°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:08 / 15:26
SaturnVISIBLE36.0°138°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:05 / 05:22
UranusVISIBLE18.2°79°4.20h21.0°18.610 AU5.619:03 / 10:26
NeptuneVISIBLE37.4°148°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:43 / 04:44
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
47.1° / 138°
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 · Ecser

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
79.8°
AZIMUTH
236.9°
HOUR ANGLE
11.4°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON