CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Limuru

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Limuru · 12:17 solar noon · 12h 9m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Africa/Nairobi
SUN
78.8°SSE · azimuth 157.1°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.2% illuminated · -60.5° altitude
LIGHT
12h 9mdaylight · 11h 51m night
RISE 06:13SET 18:21
TWILIGHT
18:42civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:31
DAWN 05:51DUSK 18:42
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Limuru

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-8.2°249°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.407:29 / 19:39
VenusBELOW HORIZON-28.5°249°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:04 / 18:15
MarsBELOW HORIZON-70.3°30°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:32 / 13:35
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-76.5°7°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.002:06 / 14:10
SaturnVISIBLE47.3°87°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:03 / 05:05
UranusBELOW HORIZON-5.0°69°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:36 / 08:35
NeptuneVISIBLE54.9°89°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:33 / 04:36
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
60.0° / 65°
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.

ELONGATION143.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.2%
MOON DISTANCE382,621.835 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99498 AU
PHASE ANGLE10.5°
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 · Limuru

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
45.9°
AZIMUTH
345.3°
HOUR ANGLE
13.6°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON