CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Apac

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Apac · 12:33 solar noon · 12h 4m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Africa/Kampala
SUN
74.1°SSE · azimuth 147.9°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.2% illuminated · -64.6° altitude
LIGHT
12h 4mdaylight · 11h 56m night
RISE 06:32SET 18:35
TWILIGHT
18:56civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:45
DAWN 06:10DUSK 18:56
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Apac

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

3 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-15.7°249°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.407:50 / 19:51
VenusBELOW HORIZON-36.1°249°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.306:24 / 18:27
MarsBELOW HORIZON-63.8°40°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:44 / 13:55
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-71.4°27°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.002:19 / 14:29
SaturnVISIBLE54.3°90°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:19 / 05:22
UranusVISIBLE2.2°69°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:47 / 08:56
NeptuneVISIBLE61.6°94°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:50 / 04:52
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
61.1° / 70°
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.

ELONGATION143.9°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99.2%
MOON DISTANCE382,621.835 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99498 AU
PHASE ANGLE10.5°
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 · Apac

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
49.8°
AZIMUTH
348.9°
HOUR ANGLE
9.5°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON