TKS Ephemeris · real sky (Engine A)

Ākāśa Darshan — the real sky, East to West

The whole sky from East to West: real star field (Hipparcos, precessed), Sun, Moon (with phase), planets and the ecliptic — from precise apparent positions (Engine A). Choose Panorama for the full 360° horizon, or 3D dome to look around interactively.

TKS sky · panoramic dome (as-is; “dark sky” toggle)

Date Time (local) Place Lat Lon TZ (h) Bortle ecliptic nakṣatra names nakṣatra shape constellation lines rāśi names rāśi divisions dark sky Real sky (clouds) Label size Sky culture Range Zoom View Look:

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Legend · real sky. Sun Moon (phase) Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
Panorama: azimuth 0–360° left→right (N · NE · E · SE · S · SW · W · NW), altitude 0–90° upward. The faint curve is the ecliptic.

Fixed-Star Observatory

Find my star

J2000 → precessed to date (Meeus); rise/transit/set geometric. Distinction: nakshatra sector (13°20′) ≠ star cluster (Pleiades) ≠ IAU constellation. Names given in Sanskrit (traditional) and English.

Star-Hopping Guide

Nakshatra Observatory

Current · नक्षत्र

Three separate layers: नक्षत्र (nakṣatra sector, 13°20′) ≠ Pleiades/M45 (open star cluster) ≠ Taurus (IAU constellation). e.g. Kṛttikā (sector) · Pleiades (cluster) · Taurus (constellation). Traditional association and modern catalog identification are distinct fields.

Real sky · tonight — weather · clouds · planets & stars

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