CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Ula

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Ula · 11:19 solar noon · 11h 29m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Asia/Kolkata
SUN
54.5°SSW · azimuth 197.0°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.4% illuminated · -41.6° altitude
LIGHT
11h 29mdaylight · 12h 31m night
RISE 05:35SET 17:04
TWILIGHT
17:26civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:19
DAWN 05:12DUSK 17:26
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Ula

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-75.6°274°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:10 / 18:04
VenusBELOW HORIZON-82.7°50°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:39 / 16:45
MarsBELOW HORIZON-5.6°68°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:02 / 13:10
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-14.5°67°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.000:42 / 13:38
SaturnVISIBLE59.7°229°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:03 / 04:11
UranusVISIBLE61.5°88°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:00 / 08:17
NeptuneVISIBLE53.0°235°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:37 / 03:38
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 · Ula

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
60.2°
AZIMUTH
315.1°
HOUR ANGLE
27.8°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON