CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Gorai

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Gorai · 12:22 solar noon · 11h 35m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Asia/Kolkata
SUN
58.8°S · azimuth 169.0°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.4% illuminated · -56.2° altitude
LIGHT
11h 35mdaylight · 12h 25m night
RISE 06:35SET 18:10
TWILIGHT
18:32civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:23
DAWN 06:13DUSK 18:32
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Gorai

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-40.3°259°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.408:07 / 19:13
VenusBELOW HORIZON-59.9°267°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:37 / 17:53
MarsBELOW HORIZON-37.2°47°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:10 / 14:08
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-45.5°43°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:50 / 14:37
SaturnVISIBLE66.8°138°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:07 / 05:13
UranusVISIBLE26.6°76°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:09 / 09:14
NeptuneVISIBLE69.0°158°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:40 / 04:41
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
62.4° / 103°
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 · Gorai

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
65.7°
AZIMUTH
337.6°
HOUR ANGLE
12.1°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON