CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Indore

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Indore · 12:10 solar noon · 11h 29m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Asia/Kolkata
SUN
55.8°S · azimuth 175.0°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.4% illuminated · -52.2° altitude
LIGHT
11h 29mdaylight · 12h 31m night
RISE 06:26SET 17:55
TWILIGHT
18:18civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:10
DAWN 06:03DUSK 18:18
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Indore

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-43.1°262°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.408:01 / 18:55
VenusBELOW HORIZON-62.1°274°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:30 / 17:36
MarsBELOW HORIZON-33.2°47°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:53 / 14:01
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-41.4°43°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:34 / 14:30
SaturnVISIBLE65.4°148°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:55 / 05:02
UranusVISIBLE29.5°78°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:51 / 09:08
NeptuneVISIBLE66.4°167°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:28 / 04:29
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
61.5° / 109°
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 · Indore

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
67.5°
AZIMUTH
329.4°
HOUR ANGLE
15.0°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON