CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Mandvi

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Mandvi · 12:36 solar noon · 11h 27m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Kolkata
SUN
54.3°SSE · azimuth 164.5°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.0% illuminated · -58.7° altitude
LIGHT
11h 27mdaylight · 12h 33m night
RISE 06:52SET 18:20
TWILIGHT
18:42civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:35
DAWN 06:30DUSK 18:42
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Mandvi

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-64.4°269°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.408:23 / 19:17
VenusBELOW HORIZON-82.4°309°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:49 / 17:56
MarsBELOW HORIZON-15.6°62°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:17 / 14:25
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-24.5°60°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:56 / 14:52
SaturnVISIBLE66.4°206°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:16 / 05:23
UranusVISIBLE50.4°84°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:12 / 09:30
NeptuneVISIBLE61.1°219°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:49 / 04:51
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
60.8° / 108°
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 · Mandvi

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
69.9°
AZIMUTH
338.6°
HOUR ANGLE
9.6°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON