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This Earth map fragment is intended to illustrate celestial motion across the sky, emphasizing both bearing and elevational perspectives. The map's center point corresponds to the transit, showcasing celestial objects at their highest point, while elevation gradually decreases towards the map edges. This dynamic representation offers insights into the changing positions of celestial bodies with a focus on their bearing and elevational trajectories.
Your location: Santa Clara, United States
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Latitude:
37.3541
Longitude:
-121.955

Solar System objects

Sky Map

Celectial bearing and elevation at 16:58
This skymap is a dynamic visualization that displays the positions of planets within the constellation boundaries for your specific location on the current date. Interactively explore the celestial landscape by panning horizontally to see how the arrangement of planets changes throughout the night.

Moon

Waxing Gibbous (98%)

Moon
↗ 14:24 ↘ 04:16 ↑ 66°
☼ -12.3 ✣ 32'
The Full Moon occurs on Tue, 3 March 2026 at 01:34 on Leo
The New Moon follows on Wed, 18 March 2026 at 15:07 on Pisces
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Sun

Our Star

Sun
↗ 04:45 ↘ 15:54 ↑ -12°
☼ -26.8 ✣ 32'
6 active sunspot regions. Largest: 4378 (Hhx, 270 MSH). No significant flares detected today.
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Observable Planets

Venus

Visible right after sunset

Venus
↗ 05:21 ↘ 17:00 ↑ 6°
☼ -3.9 ✣ 10.1"
Venus is currently in the constellation Aquarius. It is now brightening after conjunction and will reach its next greatest elongation on 2026-08-16.
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Jupiter

Visible from sunset through most of the night

Jupiter
↗ 11:20 ↘ 01:48 ↑ 76°
☼ -2.4 ✣ 42.7"
Jupiter is currently in the constellation Gemini. It is now fading as it moves toward conjunction, and will reach its next opposition on 2027-02-12.
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Saturn

Visible in the evening sky

Saturn
↗ 05:43 ↘ 17:34 ↑ 7°
☼ 1 ✣ 15.9"
Saturn is currently in the constellation Pisces. It is now fading as it moves toward conjunction, and will reach its next opposition on 2026-10-06.
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Uranus

Visible from sunset through most of the night

Uranus
↗ 08:09 ↘ 22:12 ↑ 60°
☼ 5.8 ✣ 3.6"
Uranus is currently in the constellation Taurus. It is now fading as it moves toward conjunction, and will reach its next opposition on 2026-11-27.
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Neptune

Visible in the evening sky

Neptune
↗ 05:38 ↘ 17:31 ↑ 7°
☼ 7.8 ✣ 2.2"
Neptune is currently in the constellation Pisces. It is now fading as it moves toward conjunction, and will reach its next opposition on 2026-09-27.
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Tonight's Satellite Flyovers

ISS (ZARYA)

Satellite pass tonight

ISS (ZARYA)
↗ 03:31 ↘ 03:37 ↑ 40°
☼ -1.4 ✣ -
The International Space Station, a habitable artificial satellite used for space research.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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COSMOS 1743

Satellite pass tonight

COSMOS 1743
↗ 17:11 ↘ 17:17 ↑ 79°
☼ 2.8 ✣ -
A satellite from the Soviet Cosmos series, typically used for military or scientific missions.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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COSMO-SKYMED 1

Satellite pass tonight

COSMO-SKYMED 1
↗ 03:56 ↘ 04:04 ↑ 71°
☼ 3.2 ✣ -
An Italian Earth observation satellite used for radar imaging and environmental monitoring.
2 flyovers expected tonight.
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SEASAT 1

Satellite pass tonight

SEASAT 1
↗ 18:04 ↘ 18:10 ↑ 62°
☼ 3.6 ✣ -
An Earth observation satellite launched by NASA to study oceanographic phenomena.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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COSMOS 2151

Satellite pass tonight

COSMOS 2151
↗ 17:36 ↘ 17:43 ↑ 57°
☼ 3.6 ✣ -
A satellite in the Soviet Cosmos series, used for military or scientific research.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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COSMOS 2428

Satellite pass tonight

COSMOS 2428
↗ 02:43 ↘ 02:53 ↑ 71°
☼ 3.7 ✣ -
A satellite in the Russian Cosmos series, used for various military or scientific applications.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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SL-14 R/B

Satellite pass tonight

SL-14 R/B
↗ 03:16 ↘ 03:24 ↑ 66°
☼ 3.8 ✣ -
An upper stage of the Soviet launch vehicle used in the deployment of satellites.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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CZ-4B R/B

Satellite pass tonight

CZ-4B R/B
↗ 17:55 ↘ 17:56 ↑ 20°
☼ 3.9 ✣ -
The rocket booster from the Long March 4B launch vehicle, used for delivering satellites into space.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Satellite pass tonight

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
↗ 17:23 ↘ 17:29 ↑ 64°
☼ 4.1 ✣ -
The rocket booster from the Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle, used for delivering payloads to space.
2 flyovers expected tonight.
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TITAN 4B R/B

Satellite pass tonight

TITAN 4B R/B
↗ 17:35 ↘ 17:40 ↑ 23°
☼ 4.3 ✣ -
The rocket booster from the Titan IVB launch vehicle, used for delivering heavy payloads into space.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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