CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Solosolo

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Solosolo · 12:10 solar noon · 12h 31m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-24 · Pacific/Apia
SUN
86.6°NE · azimuth 50.4°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous97.4% illuminated · -63.4° altitude
LIGHT
12h 31mdaylight · 11h 29m night
RISE 05:54SET 18:26
TWILIGHT
18:47civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:39
DAWN 05:33DUSK 18:47
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Solosolo

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-19.5°119°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.407:00 / 19:50
VenusBELOW HORIZON-1.6°109°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:37 / 18:21
MarsVISIBLE48.1°42°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:41 / 13:10
JupiterVISIBLE44.3°53°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.002:10 / 13:48
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-8.8°269°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:55 / 04:55
UranusVISIBLE32.6°307°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:46 / 08:06
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-15.7°265°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.816:24 / 04:27
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
287.2°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
52.3° / 49°
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.

ELONGATION151.1°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION97.4%
MOON DISTANCE379,471.768 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99482 AU
PHASE ANGLE18.6°
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 · Solosolo

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
33.0°
AZIMUTH
346.1°
HOUR ANGLE
15.5°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON