CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Jibia

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Jibia · 12:15 solar noon · 11h 45m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Africa/Lagos
SUN
65.1°S · azimuth 171.0°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.0% illuminated · -58.3° altitude
LIGHT
11h 45mdaylight · 12h 15m night
RISE 06:22SET 18:07
TWILIGHT
18:29civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:19
DAWN 06:00DUSK 18:29
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Jibia

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE28.0°237°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.407:49 / 19:15
VenusVISIBLE10.8°248°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:20 / 17:53
MarsBELOW HORIZON-42.0°310°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:11 / 13:51
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-37.0°300°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:48 / 14:22
SaturnVISIBLE1.1°89°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:59 / 05:04
UranusBELOW HORIZON-39.5°48°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.620:11 / 08:55
NeptuneVISIBLE7.6°92°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:31 / 04:33
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
63.0° / 91°
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 · Jibia

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
59.2°
AZIMUTH
338.7°
HOUR ANGLE
14.4°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON