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37.4°/-122°
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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 20:44
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 (99%)

Moon
↗ 13:32 ↘ 05:03 ↑ 78°
☼ -12.6 ✣ 33'
The Moon exhibits a stunning array of craters, mountains, and lunar maria, showcasing its rugged and varied surface in intricate detail, with phases changing as it orbits Earth.
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Sun

Our Star

Sun
↗ 05:13 ↘ 14:41 ↑ -12°
☼ -26.8 ✣ 32'
4 active sunspot regions. Largest: 4294 (Fkc, 800 MSH). Latest flare event: M2.9-class at 16:36.
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Observable Planets

Mercury

Visible just before sunrise

Mercury
↗ 03:26 ↘ 13:45 ↑ 13°
☼ -0.2 ✣ 7.3"
Mercury is currently in the constellation Libra. It is currently at greatest elongation, about 20 from the Sun, making it an excellent time to observe.
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Jupiter

Visible in the early morning sky until sunrise

Jupiter
↗ 17:50 ↘ 08:07 ↑ 74°
☼ -2.6 ✣ 44.5"
Jupiter is currently in the constellation Gemini. It is now brightening after conjunction and will reach its next opposition on 2026-01-11.
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Saturn

Visible from sunset through most of the night

Saturn
↗ 11:14 ↘ 22:47 ↑ 24°
☼ 0.9 ✣ 17.9"
Saturn is currently in the constellation Aquarius. 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 nearly all night until morning twilight

Uranus
↗ 13:59 ↘ 04:03 ↑ 72°
☼ 5.6 ✣ 3.8"
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 from sunset through most of the night

Neptune
↗ 11:20 ↘ 23:09 ↑ 28°
☼ 7.7 ✣ 2.3"
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

COSMO-SKYMED 1

Satellite pass tonight

COSMO-SKYMED 1
↗ 03:32 ↘ 03:39 ↑ 70°
☼ 3.5 ✣ -
An Italian Earth observation satellite used for radar imaging and environmental monitoring.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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H-2A R/B

Satellite pass tonight

H-2A R/B
↗ 03:27 ↘ 03:32 ↑ 23°
☼ 4.4 ✣ -
The rocket booster from the H-IIA launch vehicle, used for delivering payloads to space.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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