CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Kitami

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Kitami · 11:08 solar noon · 10h 38m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Tokyo
SUN
33.3°SSW · azimuth 195.1°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.7% illuminated · -31.3° altitude
LIGHT
10h 38mdaylight · 13h 22m night
RISE 05:49SET 16:27
TWILIGHT
16:56civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:03
DAWN 05:19DUSK 16:56
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Kitami

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-42.0°78°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:43 / 17:01
VenusBELOW HORIZON-24.7°91°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:01 / 15:50
MarsVISIBLE48.4°116°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.023:08 / 13:39
JupiterVISIBLE40.3°111°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.023:55 / 13:57
SaturnVISIBLE2.4°270°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.315:45 / 04:00
UranusVISIBLE52.8°244°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.617:55 / 08:52
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-3.9°274°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:22 / 03:23
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
287.3°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
49.6° / 134°
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.

ELONGATION153.1°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION96.7%
MOON DISTANCE378,593.679 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99478 AU
PHASE ANGLE21.0°
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 · Kitami

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
66.9°
AZIMUTH
274.6°
HOUR ANGLE
31.4°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON