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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 20:47
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

3rd Quarter (70%)

Moon
↗ 22:50 ↘ 08:23 ↑ 28°
☼ -10.8 ✣ 30'
The New Moon occurs on Wed, 18 March 2026 at 16:07 on Pisces
The Full Moon follows on Wed, 1 April 2026 at 16:44 on Virgo
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Sun

Our Star

Sun
↗ 05:35 ↘ 17:01 ↑ -12°
☼ -26.8 ✣ 32'
5 active sunspot regions. Largest: 4384 (Dao, 240 MSH). No significant flares detected today.
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Observable Planets

Venus

Visible in the evening sky

Venus
↗ 06:14 ↘ 18:15 ↑ 8°
☼ -3.9 ✣ 10.2"
Venus is currently in the constellation Pisces. 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
↗ 11:51 ↘ 02:20 ↑ 64°
☼ -2.4 ✣ 41.8"
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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Uranus

Visible from sunset through most of the night

Uranus
↗ 08:42 ↘ 22:45 ↑ 23°
☼ 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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Tonight's Satellite Flyovers

ATLAS CENTAUR 2

Satellite pass tonight

ATLAS CENTAUR 2
↗ 04:22 ↘ 04:24 ↑ 12°
☼ 4.4 ✣ -
The second Atlas-Centaur rocket launched by NASA, primarily used for launching satellites into orbit.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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SL-3 R/B

Satellite pass tonight

SL-3 R/B
↗ 04:24 ↘ 04:29 ↑ 27°
☼ 4.4 ✣ -
A common designation for the upper stages of Soviet launch vehicles, often used to deploy various types of satellites.
2 flyovers expected tonight.
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