CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Acolla

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Acolla · 11:46 solar noon · 12h 26m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Lima
SUN
86.7°W · azimuth 272.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.3% illuminated · -55.3° altitude
LIGHT
12h 26mdaylight · 11h 34m night
RISE 05:32SET 17:59
TWILIGHT
18:20civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:11
DAWN 05:11DUSK 18:20
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Acolla

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE67.1°117°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.406:40 / 19:23
VenusVISIBLE83.7°174°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:17 / 17:55
MarsVISIBLE16.2°293°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:14 / 12:49
JupiterVISIBLE25.1°292°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:44 / 13:26
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-71.2°122°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:32 / 04:32
UranusBELOW HORIZON-52.9°289°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:20 / 07:46
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-63.8°116°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:00 / 04:04
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
286.9°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
53.9° / 51°
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.

ELONGATION148.0°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION98.3%
MOON DISTANCE380,809.586 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99489 AU
PHASE ANGLE15.1°
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 · Acolla

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
33.5°
AZIMUTH
341.1°
HOUR ANGLE
21.1°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON