CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Laredo

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Laredo · 11:59 solar noon · 12h 20m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Lima
SUN
86.5°S · azimuth 179.4°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.3% illuminated · -59.3° altitude
LIGHT
12h 20mdaylight · 11h 40m night
RISE 05:49SET 18:09
TWILIGHT
18:31civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:21
DAWN 05:28DUSK 18:31
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Laredo

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE76.9°191°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:00 / 19:31
VenusVISIBLE64.7°245°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:36 / 18:04
MarsBELOW HORIZON-4.8°287°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:23 / 13:08
JupiterVISIBLE3.4°285°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:54 / 13:44
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-49.0°97°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:45 / 04:46
UranusBELOW HORIZON-72.1°318°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:28 / 08:06
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-41.3°98°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:14 / 04:17
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
56.1° / 55°
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 · Laredo

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
38.0°
AZIMUTH
343.1°
HOUR ANGLE
17.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON