CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Libona

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Libona · 11:24 solar noon · 11h 53m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Manila
SUN
68.2°SSW · azimuth 203.4°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.5% illuminated · -54.0° altitude
LIGHT
11h 53mdaylight · 12h 7m night
RISE 05:28SET 17:21
TWILIGHT
17:42civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:32
DAWN 05:07DUSK 17:42
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Libona

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

5 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-74.9°148°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.406:48 / 18:30
VenusBELOW HORIZON-59.5°112°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:19 / 17:06
MarsVISIBLE10.9°73°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:26 / 12:53
JupiterVISIBLE2.6°76°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:01 / 13:24
SaturnVISIBLE43.8°264°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:07 / 04:11
UranusVISIBLE75.7°27°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:26 / 07:54
NeptuneVISIBLE36.1°263°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.815:38 / 03:40
SOLAR SYSTEM

Planetary Orbits · 2026-10-24 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
287.4°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
62.0° / 81°
EARTH · MOON · SUN

Three-Body Relationship · 2026-10-24 12:00

Geocentric directions and lunar phase at the selected instant. The geometry is intentionally schematic, not to scale.

ELONGATION153.6°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION96.5%
MOON DISTANCE378,376.152 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99476 AU
PHASE ANGLE21.6°
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 · Libona

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
49.2°
AZIMUTH
328.2°
HOUR ANGLE
27.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON