CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Mérida

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Mérida · 14:09 solar noon · 10h 53m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Europe/Madrid
SUN
31.3°SE · azimuth 142.1°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -51.8° altitude
LIGHT
10h 53mdaylight · 13h 7m night
RISE 08:42SET 19:35
TWILIGHT
20:03civil dusk · astronomical dusk 21:05
DAWN 08:15DUSK 20:03
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Mérida

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE13.2°229°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.410:33 / 20:18
VenusVISIBLE1.7°245°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:56 / 19:05
MarsBELOW HORIZON-22.5°321°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.002:21 / 16:29
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-20.7°311°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.003:08 / 16:51
SaturnVISIBLE0.7°88°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.318:49 / 07:02
UranusBELOW HORIZON-20.7°36°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.621:13 / 11:41
NeptuneVISIBLE5.1°94°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.818:25 / 06:27
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
53.1° / 131°
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 · Mérida

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
78.8°
AZIMUTH
73.3°
HOUR ANGLE
-14.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON