CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Frontera

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Frontera · 13:55 solar noon · 11h 18m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Atlantic/Canary
SUN
41.7°SE · azimuth 140.4°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.0% illuminated · -62.2° altitude
LIGHT
11h 18mdaylight · 12h 42m night
RISE 08:16SET 19:35
TWILIGHT
19:59civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:53
DAWN 07:52DUSK 19:59
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Frontera

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE22.1°230°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.409:55 / 20:30
VenusVISIBLE8.2°245°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:21 / 19:12
MarsBELOW HORIZON-29.3°314°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.002:30 / 15:54
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-26.0°305°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.003:11 / 16:20
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-1.7°87°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.318:38 / 06:47
UranusBELOW HORIZON-31.0°37°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.621:25 / 11:02
NeptuneVISIBLE3.6°92°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.818:12 / 06:13
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
286.7°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
59.4° / 117°
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.

ELONGATION144.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.0%
MOON DISTANCE382,166.454 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99496 AU
PHASE ANGLE11.6°
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 · Frontera

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
73.8°
AZIMUTH
30.6°
HOUR ANGLE
-10.9°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON