CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Ayna

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Ayna · 11:39 solar noon · 12h 28m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Lima
SUN
85.0°WNW · azimuth 281.8°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.3% illuminated · -53.5° altitude
LIGHT
12h 28mdaylight · 11h 32m night
RISE 05:25SET 17:53
TWILIGHT
18:15civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:06
DAWN 05:03DUSK 18:15
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Ayna

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE77.9°226°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.406:32 / 19:18
VenusVISIBLE60.1°256°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:09 / 17:50
MarsBELOW HORIZON-12.3°286°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:09 / 12:41
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-3.6°284°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:39 / 13:19
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-41.9°100°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:25 / 04:25
UranusBELOW HORIZON-79.8°326°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:15 / 07:38
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-34.2°99°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:54 / 03:57
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
53.3° / 50°
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 · Ayna

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
32.1°
AZIMUTH
339.9°
HOUR ANGLE
22.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON