Observed arrival · 2026-10-14
Orrery.live’s location-aware night-sky map
A free interactive sky map shows which planets, stars, and constellations are visible from a chosen place and time.
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- People planning naked-eye planet viewing
- Worth noticing
- A planet counts as visible only when it is at least 5° above a flat horizon and the sky is dark enough.
Field notes
Users can choose a place and date, then inspect the sky by dragging, zooming, or tapping objects; a phone’s orientation can turn the map toward the sky. The page says planetary positions use VSOP87, lunar positions use Meeus, and both are checked against JPL Horizons; its catalog includes 1,637 naked-eye stars. Location stays on the device for calculations, while an exact-location share link reveals position to recipients and server logs.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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