CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Mutsu

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Mutsu · 11:19 solar noon · 10h 45m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Tokyo
SUN
36.2°SSW · azimuth 192.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.7% illuminated · -34.5° altitude
LIGHT
10h 45mdaylight · 13h 15m night
RISE 05:56SET 16:41
TWILIGHT
17:09civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:14
DAWN 05:28DUSK 17:09
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Mutsu

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

5 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-61.5°51°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.407:47 / 17:19
VenusBELOW HORIZON-45.2°72°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:06 / 16:06
MarsVISIBLE29.4°91°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.023:25 / 13:43
JupiterVISIBLE20.8°89°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.000:11 / 14:03
SaturnVISIBLE22.5°251°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.315:56 / 04:10
UranusVISIBLE68.6°201°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.618:13 / 08:55
NeptuneVISIBLE15.9°255°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.815:33 / 03:34
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
51.4° / 132°
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 · Mutsu

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
68.5°
AZIMUTH
279.5°
HOUR ANGLE
28.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON