CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Oropesa

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Oropesa · 11:31 solar noon · 12h 30m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Lima
SUN
82.7°WNW · azimuth 285.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.3% illuminated · -51.3° altitude
LIGHT
12h 30mdaylight · 11h 30m night
RISE 05:16SET 17:45
TWILIGHT
18:07civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:58
DAWN 04:54DUSK 18:07
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Oropesa

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE80.2°221°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.406:22 / 19:11
VenusVISIBLE62.7°257°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:00 / 17:43
MarsBELOW HORIZON-10.3°286°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:01 / 12:32
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-1.5°284°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:31 / 13:09
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-44.1°102°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:17 / 04:17
UranusBELOW HORIZON-78.9°313°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:08 / 07:28
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-36.4°101°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:45 / 03:49
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
52.7° / 49°
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 · Oropesa

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
30.5°
AZIMUTH
338.5°
HOUR ANGLE
24.9°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON