CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Blanquillo

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Blanquillo · 12:26 solar noon · 13h 9m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · America/Montevideo
SUN
67.9°NNE · azimuth 17.7°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous98.5% illuminated · -51.3° altitude
LIGHT
13h 9mdaylight · 10h 51m night
RISE 05:52SET 19:00
TWILIGHT
19:26civil dusk · astronomical dusk 20:28
DAWN 05:26DUSK 19:26
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
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Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Blanquillo

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryVISIBLE55.8°281°15.18h-20.9°0.794 AU0.406:42 / 20:43
VenusVISIBLE36.7°271°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.305:25 / 19:09
MarsBELOW HORIZON-39.7°266°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.002:26 / 12:57
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-30.8°267°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.002:50 / 13:42
SaturnBELOW HORIZON-13.8°98°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.317:14 / 05:10
UranusBELOW HORIZON-67.9°117°4.20h21.0°18.610 AU5.621:39 / 07:49
NeptuneBELOW HORIZON-6.5°95°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.816:40 / 04:45
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
286.8°
FROM EARTH
0.995 AU
ALT / AZ
38.5° / 36°
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.

ELONGATION147.0°
EARTH
SUN
MOON
MOON PHASEWaxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION98.5%
MOON DISTANCE381,260.083 km
SUN DISTANCE0.99491 AU
PHASE ANGLE14.0°
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 · Blanquillo

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
15.3°
AZIMUTH
351.6°
HOUR ANGLE
10.8°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON