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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 03:42
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 Crescent (39%)

Moon
↗ 11:18 ↘ 20:33 ↑ -76°
☼ -9.5 ✣ 30'
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
↗ 05:36 ↘ 16:06 ↑ -12°
☼ -26.8 ✣ 32'
7 active sunspot regions. Largest: 4267 (Cso, 120 MSH). No significant flares detected today.
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Observable Planets

Mercury

Inner Planet

Mercury
↗ 07:38 ↘ 17:09 ↑ 5°
☼ -0.1 ✣ 6.5"
Mercury, viewed through telescopes, reveals phases similar to the Moon, as it orbits close to the Sun.
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Venus

Inner Planet

Venus
↗ 04:06 ↘ 15:30 ↑ 11°
☼ -3.9 ✣ 10.4"
Venus, the "Evening Star" or "Morning Star", entices stargazers with its changing phases, transitioning from a slender crescent to a nearly full disc, all while radiating remarkable brilliance and standing out in the night sky.
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Jupiter

Outer Planet

Jupiter
↗ 21:18 ↘ 11:34 ↑ 74°
☼ -2.3 ✣ 40.1"
Jupiter presents a captivating view with its prominent cloud bands, the iconic Great Red Spot, and up to four of its largest moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
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Uranus

Outer Planet

Uranus
↗ 17:29 ↘ 07:36 ↑ 45°
☼ 5.6 ✣ 3.8"
Uranus appears as a small, pale blue-green disk, revealing its unique sideways rotation and, with larger instruments, the possibility of observing its faint ring system and some of its moons.
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Tonight's Satellite Flyovers

SL-3 R/B

Satellite pass tonight

SL-3 R/B
↗ 04:05 ↘ 04:11 ↑ 42°
☼ 3.8 ✣ -
A common designation for the upper stages of Soviet launch vehicles, often used to deploy various types of satellites.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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COSMOS 2219

Satellite pass tonight

COSMOS 2219
↗ 04:10 ↘ 04:16 ↑ 29°
☼ 4.8 ✣ -
Part of the Cosmos program, typically used for reconnaissance or communications.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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