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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 16:44
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

Waning Crescent (2%)

Moon
↗ 04:06 ↘ 14:08 ↑ -4°
☼ -5.6 ✣ 31'
The New Moon occurs on Tue, 17 February 2026 at 01:58 on Aquarius
The Full Moon follows on Tue, 3 March 2026 at 01:40 on Leo
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Sun

Our Star

Sun
↗ 05:04 ↘ 15:40 ↑ -12°
☼ -26.8 ✣ 32'
9 active sunspot regions. Largest: 4366 (Fkc, 1100 MSH). No significant flares detected today.
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Observable Planets

Mercury

Visible in the evening sky

Mercury
↗ 05:45 ↘ 17:09 ↑ 11°
☼ -0.8 ✣ 6.5"
Mercury is currently in the constellation Aquarius. It is currently at greatest elongation, about 17 from the Sun, making it an excellent time to observe.
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Jupiter

Visible from sunset through most of the night

Jupiter
↗ 12:18 ↘ 02:45 ↑ 75°
☼ -2.5 ✣ 44.3"
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 from sunset through most of the night

Saturn
↗ 06:34 ↘ 18:21 ↑ 19°
☼ 1 ✣ 16.1"
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
↗ 09:03 ↘ 23:05 ↑ 70°
☼ 5.7 ✣ 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 from sunset through most of the night

Neptune
↗ 06:32 ↘ 18:24 ↑ 20°
☼ 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)
↗ 03:09 ↘ 03:10 ↑ 24°
☼ -0.6 ✣ -
The International Space Station, a habitable artificial satellite used for space research.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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SL-4 R/B

Satellite pass tonight

SL-4 R/B
↗ 03:04 ↘ 03:07 ↑ 52°
☼ 3 ✣ -
An upper stage of the Soviet/Russian launch vehicle used for deploying satellites.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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COSMOS 2058

Satellite pass tonight

COSMOS 2058
↗ 17:11 ↘ 17:18 ↑ 75°
☼ 3.4 ✣ -
A satellite from the Cosmos series, used for various applications including military.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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SHIJIAN-16 (SJ-16)

Satellite pass tonight

SHIJIAN-16 (SJ-16)
↗ 03:58 ↘ 04:06 ↑ 77°
☼ 3.5 ✣ -
A Chinese satellite used for space research and technology demonstration.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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SL-16 R/B

Satellite pass tonight

SL-16 R/B
↗ 03:23 ↘ 03:32 ↑ 59°
☼ 3.6 ✣ -
An upper stage of a Soviet/Russian launch vehicle used for deploying various satellites.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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SEASAT 1

Satellite pass tonight

SEASAT 1
↗ 17:01 ↘ 17:10 ↑ 59°
☼ 3.8 ✣ -
An Earth observation satellite launched by NASA to study oceanographic phenomena.
1 flyover expected tonight.
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ATLAS CENTAUR 2

Satellite pass tonight

ATLAS CENTAUR 2
↗ 17:27 ↘ 17:37 ↑ 37°
☼ 4.5 ✣ -
The second Atlas-Centaur rocket launched by NASA, primarily used for launching satellites into orbit.
2 flyovers expected tonight.
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COSMOS 2219

Satellite pass tonight

COSMOS 2219
↗ 17:54 ↘ 18:04 ↑ 58°
☼ 4.5 ✣ -
Part of the Cosmos program, typically used for reconnaissance or communications.
2 flyovers expected tonight.
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COSMOS 2278

Satellite pass tonight

COSMOS 2278
↗ 04:20 ↘ 04:28 ↑ 54°
☼ 4.6 ✣ -
Part of the Cosmos program, used for military or scientific missions.
2 flyovers expected tonight.
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