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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 15:54
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

Waning Crescent (1%)

Moon
↗ 03:29 ↘ 13:47 ↑ -1°
☼ -5.3 ✣ 29'
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
↗ 04:58 ↘ 14:47 ↑ -12°
☼ -26.8 ✣ 32'
4 active sunspot regions. Largest: 4284 (Dai, 110 MSH). No significant flares detected today.
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Observable Planets

Venus

Rises at sunrise

Venus
↗ 03:53 ↘ 14:18 ↑ 6°
☼ -3.9 ✣ 10"
Venus is currently in the constellation Libra. It is now fading as it moves toward conjunction, and will reach its next greatest elongation on 2026-08-16.
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Jupiter

Visible in the early morning sky until sunrise

Jupiter
↗ 18:52 ↘ 09:08 ↑ 74°
☼ -2.5 ✣ 42.8"
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
↗ 12:13 ↘ 23:46 ↑ 49°
☼ 0.9 ✣ 18.4"
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 all night until sunrise

Uranus
↗ 15:00 ↘ 05:05 ↑ 72°
☼ 5.6 ✣ 3.8"
Uranus is currently in the constellation Taurus. It is currently at opposition, about 177 from the Sun, making it an excellent time to observe.
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Neptune

Visible from sunset through most of the night

Neptune
↗ 12:19 ↘ 00:08 ↑ 51°
☼ 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

HST

Satellite pass tonight

HST
↗ 03:10 ↘ 03:14 ↑ 16°
☼ 3.7 ✣ -
The Hubble Space Telescope, used for astronomical observations and discoveries.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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ATLAS CENTAUR R/B

Satellite pass tonight

ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
↗ 16:07 ↘ 16:14 ↑ 65°
☼ 4 ✣ -
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
↗ 03:28 ↘ 03:34 ↑ 24°
☼ 4 ✣ -
The rocket booster from the Titan IVB launch vehicle, used for delivering heavy payloads into space.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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H-2A R/B

Satellite pass tonight

H-2A R/B
↗ 16:00 ↘ 16:01 ↑ 15°
☼ 4.1 ✣ -
The rocket booster from the H-IIA launch vehicle, used for delivering payloads to space.
3 flyovers expected tonight.
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SL-12 R/B(2)

Satellite pass tonight

SL-12 R/B(2)
↗ 16:25 ↘ 16:34 ↑ 76°
☼ 4.3 ✣ -
A designation for the upper stage of the Soviet Proton rocket, used for launching heavy payloads.
4 flyovers expected tonight.
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RESURS-DK 1

Satellite pass tonight

RESURS-DK 1
↗ 16:30 ↘ 16:37 ↑ 34°
☼ 4.8 ✣ -
A Russian Earth observation satellite used for environmental monitoring and mapping.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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SL-14 R/B

Satellite pass tonight

SL-14 R/B
↗ 03:05 ↘ 03:12 ↑ 45°
☼ 4.9 ✣ -
An upper stage of the Soviet launch vehicle used in the deployment of satellites.
2 flyovers expected tonight.
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COSMO-SKYMED 1

Satellite pass tonight

COSMO-SKYMED 1
↗ 17:05 ↘ 17:11 ↑ 32°
☼ 4.9 ✣ -
An Italian Earth observation satellite used for radar imaging and environmental monitoring.
2 flyovers expected tonight.
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