CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Arrah

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Arrah · 11:35 solar noon · 11h 22m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Kolkata
SUN
52.2°S · azimuth 189.8°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.0% illuminated · -47.9° altitude
LIGHT
11h 22mdaylight · 12h 38m night
RISE 05:54SET 17:16
TWILIGHT
17:39civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:33
DAWN 05:30DUSK 17:39
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Arrah

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-84.1°322°15.18h-20.9°0.794 AU0.407:27 / 18:11
VenusBELOW HORIZON-72.1°68°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:52 / 16:51
MarsVISIBLE4.8°72°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:11 / 13:28
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-3.6°72°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.000:51 / 13:54
SaturnVISIBLE49.6°239°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:14 / 04:23
UranusVISIBLE71.8°101°4.20h21.0°18.610 AU5.619:06 / 08:34
NeptuneVISIBLE42.6°243°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:48 / 03:50
SOLAR SYSTEM

Planetary Orbits · 2026-10-24 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
287.5°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
59.8° / 112°
EARTH · MOON · SUN

Three-Body Relationship · 2026-10-24 12:00

Geocentric directions and lunar phase at the selected instant. The geometry is intentionally schematic, not to scale.

ELONGATION154.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION96.0%
MOON DISTANCE377,836.141 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99474 AU
PHASE ANGLE23.1°
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 · Arrah

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
64.1°
AZIMUTH
313.5°
HOUR ANGLE
24.9°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON