CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Holca

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Holca · 11:39 solar noon · 11h 32m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Merida
SUN
57.3°S · azimuth 189.1°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.1% illuminated · -49.3° altitude
LIGHT
11h 32mdaylight · 12h 28m night
RISE 05:53SET 17:25
TWILIGHT
17:47civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:39
DAWN 05:31DUSK 17:47
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Holca

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE47.2°166°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:25 / 18:26
VenusVISIBLE49.8°196°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:53 / 17:05
MarsVISIBLE15.1°284°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:24 / 13:26
JupiterVISIBLE21.9°278°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:03 / 13:54
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-54.9°54°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:22 / 04:29
UranusBELOW HORIZON-41.0°328°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:21 / 08:31
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-50.0°64°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:55 / 03:56
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
286.9°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
61.7° / 105°
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.

ELONGATION148.5°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION98.1%
MOON DISTANCE380,585.116 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99488 AU
PHASE ANGLE15.7°
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 · Holca

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
61.8°
AZIMUTH
321.9°
HOUR ANGLE
22.8°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON