CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Apache

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Apache · 13:17 solar noon · 11h 3m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Chicago
SUN
40.0°SSE · azimuth 154.8°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.3% illuminated · -52.5° altitude
LIGHT
11h 3mdaylight · 12h 57m night
RISE 07:46SET 18:48
TWILIGHT
19:14civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:13
DAWN 07:20DUSK 19:14
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Apache

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

4 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE18.1°133°15.18h-20.9°0.796 AU0.409:30 / 19:35
VenusVISIBLE31.4°150°13.77h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.307:54 / 18:20
MarsVISIBLE48.7°257°9.15h17.9°1.499 AU1.001:38 / 15:28
JupiterVISIBLE53.2°245°9.72h14.4°5.623 AU-2.002:22 / 15:51
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-52.2°343°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:57 / 06:08
UranusBELOW HORIZON-7.4°303°4.20h21.0°18.612 AU5.620:30 / 10:38
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-55.1°355°0.18h-0.4°28.995 AU7.817:32 / 05:34
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
286.9°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
55.5° / 126°
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.

ELONGATION148.0°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION98.3%
MOON DISTANCE380,809.586 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99489 AU
PHASE ANGLE15.1°
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 · Apache

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
83.5°
AZIMUTH
11.5°
HOUR ANGLE
-1.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON