CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Telde

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Telde · 13:45 solar noon · 11h 18m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Atlantic/Canary
SUN
42.9°SE · azimuth 143.3°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.0% illuminated · -61.5° altitude
LIGHT
11h 18mdaylight · 12h 42m night
RISE 08:06SET 19:24
TWILIGHT
19:48civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:43
DAWN 07:42DUSK 19:48
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Telde

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE13.5°237°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.409:45 / 20:19
VenusBELOW HORIZON-1.1°251°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.308:12 / 19:01
MarsBELOW HORIZON-36.0°326°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.002:19 / 15:44
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-34.0°315°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.003:01 / 16:10
SaturnVISIBLE8.3°93°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.318:27 / 06:36
UranusBELOW HORIZON-23.6°47°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.621:14 / 10:52
NeptuneVISIBLE14.0°98°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.818:02 / 06:03
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
59.3° / 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 · Telde

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
75.1°
AZIMUTH
24.9°
HOUR ANGLE
-8.3°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON