CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Atraulia

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Atraulia · 11:42 solar noon · 11h 22m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Asia/Kolkata
SUN
52.0°S · azimuth 186.9°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.4% illuminated · -44.8° altitude
LIGHT
11h 22mdaylight · 12h 38m night
RISE 06:01SET 17:23
TWILIGHT
17:46civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:40
DAWN 05:37DUSK 17:46
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Atraulia

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-61.7°275°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.407:39 / 18:20
VenusBELOW HORIZON-78.1°313°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:07 / 17:02
MarsBELOW HORIZON-16.2°60°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:19 / 13:38
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-24.9°57°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:00 / 14:05
SaturnVISIBLE64.1°197°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:25 / 04:34
UranusVISIBLE48.1°87°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:15 / 08:46
NeptuneVISIBLE59.7°210°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.815:59 / 04:01
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
286.5°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
60.1° / 115°
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.

ELONGATION142.6°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.4%
MOON DISTANCE383,192.628 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99501 AU
PHASE ANGLE9.1°
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 · Atraulia

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
66.4°
AZIMUTH
314.8°
HOUR ANGLE
22.2°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON