CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Tanout

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Tanout · 12:08 solar noon · 11h 42m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Africa/Niamey
SUN
63.5°S · azimuth 175.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.0% illuminated · -56.1° altitude
LIGHT
11h 42mdaylight · 12h 18m night
RISE 06:17SET 17:59
TWILIGHT
18:21civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:11
DAWN 05:55DUSK 18:21
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Tanout

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-6.3°250°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:45 / 19:05
VenusBELOW HORIZON-25.5°257°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:16 / 17:44
MarsBELOW HORIZON-56.8°4°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:02 / 13:47
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-59.7°348°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:39 / 14:17
SaturnVISIBLE38.2°100°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:52 / 04:58
UranusBELOW HORIZON-6.3°66°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:01 / 08:51
NeptuneVISIBLE44.6°106°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:24 / 04:26
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
286.7°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
62.9° / 94°
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.

ELONGATION144.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.0%
MOON DISTANCE382,166.454 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99496 AU
PHASE ANGLE11.6°
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 · Tanout

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
60.3°
AZIMUTH
335.3°
HOUR ANGLE
16.0°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON