CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Będzin

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Będzin · 12:27 solar noon · 10h 18m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Warsaw
SUN
27.9°S · azimuth 172.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -35.6° altitude
LIGHT
10h 18mdaylight · 13h 42m night
RISE 07:18SET 17:36
TWILIGHT
18:09civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:25
DAWN 06:45DUSK 18:09
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Będzin

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-14.7°255°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.409:28 / 18:00
VenusBELOW HORIZON-26.0°273°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.307:44 / 16:53
MarsBELOW HORIZON-21.3°359°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.000:08 / 15:20
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-24.3°350°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:01 / 15:34
SaturnVISIBLE23.5°119°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:05 / 05:23
UranusVISIBLE6.2°64°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.618:52 / 10:38
NeptuneVISIBLE25.9°127°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:44 / 04:45
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
286.6°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
44.9° / 140°
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.

ELONGATION144.4°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.1%
MOON DISTANCE382,393.987 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99497 AU
PHASE ANGLE11.1°
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 · Będzin

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
78.1°
AZIMUTH
224.9°
HOUR ANGLE
11.2°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON