CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Askaran

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Askaran · 11:50 solar noon · 11h 8m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Asia/Tehran
SUN
45.6°S · azimuth 183.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.2% illuminated · -43.3° altitude
LIGHT
11h 8mdaylight · 12h 52m night
RISE 06:16SET 17:24
TWILIGHT
17:49civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:47
DAWN 05:51DUSK 17:49
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Askaran

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-34.9°266°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.408:01 / 18:14
VenusBELOW HORIZON-51.4°283°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:26 / 16:59
MarsBELOW HORIZON-31.4°34°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:15 / 13:58
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-38.2°27°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.000:59 / 14:23
SaturnVISIBLE51.8°141°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:32 / 04:43
UranusVISIBLE22.6°79°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:10 / 09:08
NeptuneVISIBLE53.6°153°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:07 / 04:09
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
286.6°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
56.8° / 124°
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.

ELONGATION143.6°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.2%
MOON DISTANCE382,735.868 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99499 AU
PHASE ANGLE10.2°
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 · Askaran

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
71.8°
AZIMUTH
303.3°
HOUR ANGLE
20.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON