CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Orlov

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Orlov · 11:28 solar noon · 9h 39m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Kirov
SUN
19.8°S · azimuth 188.1°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.2% illuminated · -24.0° altitude
LIGHT
9h 39mdaylight · 14h 21m night
RISE 06:38SET 16:17
TWILIGHT
16:59civil dusk · astronomical dusk 18:31
DAWN 05:57DUSK 16:59
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Orlov

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-36.9°293°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.409:13 / 16:18
VenusBELOW HORIZON-43.3°318°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.307:20 / 15:19
MarsBELOW HORIZON-6.7°37°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.022:32 / 14:58
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-12.5°30°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.023:34 / 15:04
SaturnVISIBLE31.8°163°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:03 / 04:28
UranusVISIBLE29.6°98°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.617:07 / 10:26
NeptuneVISIBLE30.8°172°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:45 / 03:46
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
38.4° / 145°
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.

ELONGATION143.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.2%
MOON DISTANCE382,621.835 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99498 AU
PHASE ANGLE10.5°
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 · Orlov

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
66.3°
AZIMUTH
234.6°
HOUR ANGLE
25.9°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON