CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Bholath

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Bholath · 12:11 solar noon · 11h 9m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Kolkata
SUN
46.6°S · azimuth 175.7°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.0% illuminated · -48.6° altitude
LIGHT
11h 9mdaylight · 12h 51m night
RISE 06:37SET 17:46
TWILIGHT
18:11civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:07
DAWN 06:12DUSK 18:11
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Bholath

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-71.2°300°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.408:15 / 18:35
VenusBELOW HORIZON-75.8°16°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:39 / 17:18
MarsBELOW HORIZON-3.6°66°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:38 / 14:15
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-12.4°64°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:19 / 14:39
SaturnVISIBLE54.3°217°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:50 / 05:00
UranusVISIBLE59.1°102°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:30 / 09:23
NeptuneVISIBLE48.6°225°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:25 / 04:26
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
57.1° / 121°
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 · Bholath

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
74.1°
AZIMUTH
312.0°
HOUR ANGLE
15.8°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON