CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Cadaqués

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Cadaqués · 13:30 solar noon · 10h 44m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Madrid
SUN
32.3°SSE · azimuth 153.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -47.3° altitude
LIGHT
10h 44mdaylight · 13h 16m night
RISE 08:08SET 18:52
TWILIGHT
19:21civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:26
DAWN 07:40DUSK 19:21
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Cadaqués

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-8.9°250°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.410:04 / 19:30
VenusBELOW HORIZON-22.4°266°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:25 / 18:18
MarsBELOW HORIZON-29.1°353°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:35 / 15:59
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-31.3°343°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.002:23 / 16:19
SaturnVISIBLE23.6°111°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.318:10 / 06:24
UranusBELOW HORIZON-0.2°60°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:25 / 11:12
NeptuneVISIBLE27.3°119°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.817:47 / 05:48
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
50.8° / 134°
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 · Cadaqués

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
86.4°
AZIMUTH
104.8°
HOUR ANGLE
-4.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON