CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Mandi

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Mandi · 12:06 solar noon · 11h 9m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Kolkata
SUN
46.5°S · azimuth 177.7°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.0% illuminated · -47.8° altitude
LIGHT
11h 9mdaylight · 12h 51m night
RISE 06:31SET 17:40
TWILIGHT
18:05civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:02
DAWN 06:06DUSK 18:05
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Mandi

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-75.2°314°15.18h-20.9°0.794 AU0.408:10 / 18:29
VenusBELOW HORIZON-73.4°36°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:33 / 17:12
MarsVISIBLE0.9°69°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:32 / 14:10
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-7.6°67°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:13 / 14:33
SaturnVISIBLE50.8°225°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:44 / 04:54
UranusVISIBLE63.9°108°4.20h21.0°18.610 AU5.619:24 / 09:17
NeptuneVISIBLE44.7°231°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:19 / 04:21
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 · Mandi

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
73.2°
AZIMUTH
309.6°
HOUR ANGLE
17.2°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON