CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Punta

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Punta · 11:22 solar noon · 11h 52m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Asia/Manila
SUN
67.3°SSW · azimuth 204.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous96.5% illuminated · -53.2° altitude
LIGHT
11h 52mdaylight · 12h 8m night
RISE 05:26SET 17:18
TWILIGHT
17:39civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:29
DAWN 05:05DUSK 17:39
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Punta

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

5 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-73.4°138°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.406:47 / 18:26
VenusBELOW HORIZON-56.5°109°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:17 / 17:02
MarsVISIBLE14.3°74°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.000:23 / 12:52
JupiterVISIBLE5.8°76°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.000:58 / 13:23
SaturnVISIBLE40.4°264°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:04 / 04:08
UranusVISIBLE77.5°16°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.619:22 / 07:53
NeptuneVISIBLE32.7°264°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.815:36 / 03:38
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
62.1° / 82°
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 · Punta

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
49.4°
AZIMUTH
327.3°
HOUR ANGLE
27.9°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON