CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Malbug

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Malbug · 11:29 solar noon · 11h 47m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Asia/Manila
SUN
65.4°SSW · azimuth 198.0°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.6% illuminated · -45.7° altitude
LIGHT
11h 47mdaylight · 12h 13m night
RISE 05:35SET 17:23
TWILIGHT
17:44civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:34
DAWN 05:14DUSK 17:44
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Malbug

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-75.4°231°15.18h-20.9°0.797 AU0.407:02 / 18:32
VenusBELOW HORIZON-79.3°125°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:35 / 17:11
MarsBELOW HORIZON-6.4°70°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:27 / 13:05
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-15.4°71°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.001:05 / 13:36
SaturnVISIBLE62.5°249°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:15 / 04:20
UranusVISIBLE62.3°68°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.619:28 / 08:09
NeptuneVISIBLE55.0°252°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.815:47 / 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
286.4°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
63.2° / 89°
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.

ELONGATION141.4°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.6%
MOON DISTANCE383,764.708 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99504 AU
PHASE ANGLE7.6°
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 · Malbug

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
53.4°
AZIMUTH
327.5°
HOUR ANGLE
25.2°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON