✨ Caelus

December 16, 2025 05:17:27 UTC+01:00 [48.85° N, 2.35° E]

⭐ Tonight's Sky

Astronomical Twilight: 18:50 : 06:43

Moon Interference: Low

Planets Visible: 5 planets

Waning Crescent

13%

Age: 25.9 days

Rise: 05:19

Transit: 09:51

Set: 14:14

Next major phase:

New Moon

Dec 20

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Sun & Moon Times

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Sun

Civil Twilight: 08:01

Sunrise: 08:38

Sunset: 16:54

Civil Twilight End: 17:31

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Moon

Moonrise: 05:19

Moonset: 14:14

🪐 Planets Tonight

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Mercury

Visible

Magnitude: -0.53

Constellation: Scorpius

Rise: 06:59

Set: 15:51

Distance: 1.18 AU

Phase: 81% illuminated

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Venus

Not Visible

Magnitude: -3.92

Constellation: Ophiuchus

Rise: 08:15

Set: 16:32

Distance: 1.70 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Mars

Not Visible

Magnitude: 1.21

Constellation: Sagittarius

Rise: 09:12

Set: 17:13

Distance: 2.42 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Jupiter

Visible

Magnitude: -2.62

Constellation: Gemini

Rise: 18:56

Set: 10:42

Distance: 4.32 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Saturn

Visible

Magnitude: 0.84

Constellation: Aquarius

Rise: 13:10

Set: 00:39

Distance: 9.45 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Uranus

Visible

Magnitude: 5.69

Constellation: Taurus

Rise: 15:13

Set: 06:35

Distance: 18.60 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

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Neptune

Visible

Magnitude: 7.76

Constellation: Pisces

Rise: 13:12

Set: 01:07

Distance: 29.78 AU

Phase: 100% illuminated

🔭 Deep-Sky Objects Tonight

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Pleiades

M45 · Taurus

Naked-eye

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

1.6

Size

110'

Type

Open Cluster

14:49

Rise

22:56

Transit

07:07

Set

Right Ascension: 3h 48m 58s

Declination: +24° 11′ 55″

Distance: 444 ly

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Beehive Cluster

M44 · Cancer

Naked-eye

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

3.1

Size

95'

Type

Open Cluster

20:09

Rise

03:52

Transit

11:31

Set

Right Ascension: 8h 41m 54s

Declination: +19° 34′ 24″

Distance: 577 ly

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Andromeda Galaxy

M31 · Andromeda

Naked-eye

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

3.4

Size

3.2° × 1°

Type

Spiral Galaxy

∅

Rise

19:52

Transit

∅

Set

Right Ascension: 0h 44m 10s

Declination: +41° 24′ 56″

Distance: 2 540 000 ly

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Orion Nebula

M42 · Orion

Naked-eye

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

4.0

Size

85' × 60'

Type

Nebula

19:05

Rise

00:43

Transit

06:25

Set

Right Ascension: 5h 36m 35s

Declination: -5° 22′ 24″

Distance: 1 344 ly

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Messier 22

Sagittarius

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

5.1

Size

32'

Type

Globular Cluster

09:45

Rise

13:46

Transit

17:48

Set

Right Ascension: 18h 37m 57s

Declination: -23° 53′ 2″

Distance: 10 400 ly

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Triangulum Galaxy

M33 · Triangulum

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

5.7

Size

70' × 42'

Type

Spiral Galaxy

11:47

Rise

20:43

Transit

05:43

Set

Right Ascension: 1h 35m 19s

Declination: +30° 47′ 48″

Distance: 2 730 000 ly

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Messier 5

Serpens

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

5.7

Size

23'

Type

Globular Cluster

04:17

Rise

10:29

Transit

16:40

Set

Right Ascension: 15h 19m 51s

Declination: +1° 59′ 9″

Distance: 24 500 ly

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Hercules Cluster

M13 · Hercules

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

5.8

Size

20'

Type

Globular Cluster

01:55

Rise

11:51

Transit

21:48

Set

Right Ascension: 16h 42m 35s

Declination: +36° 24′ 31″

Distance: 25 100 ly

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Wild Duck Cluster

M11 · Scutum

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

5.8

Size

14'

Type

Open Cluster

08:27

Rise

14:01

Transit

19:35

Set

Right Ascension: 18h 52m 27s

Declination: -6° 14′ 22″

Distance: 6 000 ly

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Lagoon Nebula

M8 · Sagittarius

Binoculars

Astronomical Details

Magnitude

5.8

Size

90' × 40'

Type

Nebula with Cluster

09:15

Rise

13:14

Transit

17:12

Set

Right Ascension: 18h 5m 11s

Declination: -24° 23′ 10″

Distance: 5 200 ly