CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Nomwin

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Nomwin · 11:36 solar noon · 11h 53m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Pacific/Chuuk
SUN
69.1°SSW · azimuth 195.8°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.9% illuminated · -56.0° altitude
LIGHT
11h 53mdaylight · 12h 7m night
RISE 05:40SET 17:33
TWILIGHT
17:54civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:43
DAWN 05:19DUSK 17:54
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
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Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Nomwin

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

5 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-53.4°114°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.407:01 / 18:42
VenusBELOW HORIZON-33.9°106°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:32 / 17:18
MarsVISIBLE36.6°74°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:38 / 13:06
JupiterVISIBLE28.4°78°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:13 / 13:37
SaturnVISIBLE17.1°269°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:19 / 04:23
UranusVISIBLE67.0°305°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:38 / 08:07
NeptuneVISIBLE9.5°268°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.815:50 / 03:52
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
62.1° / 81°
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.

ELONGATION152.6°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION96.9%
MOON DISTANCE378,812.034 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99479 AU
PHASE ANGLE20.4°
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 · Nomwin

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
50.8°
AZIMUTH
330.9°
HOUR ANGLE
24.1°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON