CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Utwe

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Utwe · 10:52 solar noon · 11h 58m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Pacific/Chuuk
SUN
66.1°SW · azimuth 224.6°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.9% illuminated · -46.3° altitude
LIGHT
11h 58mdaylight · 12h 2m night
RISE 04:53SET 16:51
TWILIGHT
17:12civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:01
DAWN 04:31DUSK 17:12
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Utwe

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-37.1°112°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.406:11 / 18:02
VenusBELOW HORIZON-17.3°107°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.304:43 / 16:37
MarsVISIBLE51.0°68°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.023:57 / 12:17
JupiterVISIBLE43.5°75°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.000:32 / 12:49
SaturnVISIBLE1.2°271°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.315:35 / 03:38
UranusVISIBLE51.4°297°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.618:58 / 07:17
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-6.2°270°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.815:06 / 03:08
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
287.3°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
61.4° / 75°
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 · Utwe

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
42.2°
AZIMUTH
324.1°
HOUR ANGLE
35.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON