CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Lelu

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Lelu · 11:51 solar noon · 11h 58m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Pacific/Kosrae
SUN
72.9°S · azimuth 186.5°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous97.0% illuminated · -60.1° altitude
LIGHT
11h 58mdaylight · 12h 2m night
RISE 05:52SET 17:50
TWILIGHT
18:11civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:01
DAWN 05:31DUSK 18:11
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Lelu

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-25.0°111°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:11 / 19:01
VenusBELOW HORIZON-4.9°108°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:43 / 17:37
MarsVISIBLE62.6°61°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:57 / 13:16
JupiterVISIBLE55.9°72°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:31 / 13:49
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-11.5°273°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:34 / 04:38
UranusVISIBLE39.8°293°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:58 / 08:17
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-19.2°271°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:05 / 04:08
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
287.2°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
61.5° / 76°
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.

ELONGATION152.1°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION97.0%
MOON DISTANCE379,031.186 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99480 AU
PHASE ANGLE19.8°
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 · Lelu

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
49.8°
AZIMUTH
336.2°
HOUR ANGLE
20.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON