CELESTIAL CALCULATOR & EPHEMERIS·NOAA & MEEUS

Astronomy · Chipinge

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

LIVE CELESTIAL STATE

The Sun is above the horizon

Chipinge · 11:33 solar noon · 12h 41m of daylight

LOCAL OBSERVATION12:002026-10-23 · Africa/Harare
SUN
79.3°NW · azimuth 323.2°
MOON
Waxing Gibbous99.1% illuminated · -46.2° altitude
LIGHT
12h 41mdaylight · 11h 19m night
RISE 05:12SET 17:54
TWILIGHT
18:16civil dusk · astronomical dusk 19:10
DAWN 04:50DUSK 18:16
CELESTIAL HORIZONAltitude · current observation
N
E
S
W
Sun
Moon
0° horizon45°90° zenith
PLANETARY EPHEMERIS

Solar System · Chipinge

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

2 visible above horizon
BODYALTAZRADECDISTANCEMAGRISE / SET
MercuryBELOW HORIZON-9.4°243°15.18h-20.9°0.795 AU0.406:15 / 19:26
VenusBELOW HORIZON-28.2°235°13.76h-18.0°0.273 AU-4.304:54 / 17:57
MarsBELOW HORIZON-70.7°93°9.15h17.9°1.498 AU1.001:14 / 12:25
JupiterBELOW HORIZON-77.4°116°9.72h14.4°5.622 AU-2.001:42 / 13:05
SaturnVISIBLE51.4°60°0.67h1.4°8.490 AU0.316:21 / 04:20
UranusBELOW HORIZON-2.6°69°4.20h21.0°18.611 AU5.620:22 / 07:21
NeptuneVISIBLE58.4°54°0.18h-0.4°28.996 AU7.815:49 / 03:53
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
48.4° / 43°
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 · Chipinge

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
24.4°
AZIMUTH
339.8°
HOUR ANGLE
24.7°
ANGULAR SIZE
178′ × 63′
ABOVE HORIZON