Solar System Plot
To conserve space, the orbits of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto have been removed. Their respective icons note the general direction of their geocentric positions.
Date (UTC) 2009.11.07.13.55.02 JD 2455143.0798957986 Sun Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Longitude: 225.195° Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Latitude: 0.0° Apparent Geocentric Distance (a.u.): 0.990917 Apparent Light Travel Time (sec): 494.472 Apparent Equatorial: 14:50:55.257 -16:23:34.578 Earth θ = 225.195 + 180.0 = 45.195° Mercury Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Longitude: 226.568° Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Latitude: -0.046° Apparent Geocentric Distance (a.u.): 1.443034 Apparent Light Travel Time (sec): 720.081 Apparent Equatorial: 14:56:21.081 -16:50:02.953 θ = 225.195 - 226.568 + 180.0 = 178.627° Venus Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Longitude: 209.361° Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Latitude: 1.413° Apparent Geocentric Distance (a.u.): 1.620448 Apparent Light Travel Time (sec): 808.611 Apparent Equatorial: 13:51:13.859 -09:55:29.902 θ = 225.195 - 209.361 + 180.0 = 195.834° Mars Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Longitude: 129.864° Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Latitude: 1.701° Apparent Geocentric Distance (a.u.): 1.131768 Apparent Light Travel Time (sec): 564.757 Apparent Equatorial: 08:51:09.631 +19:24:55.358 θ = 225.195 - 129.864 + 180.0 = 275.331° Jupiter Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Longitude: 318.137° Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Latitude: -1.014° Apparent Geocentric Distance (a.u.): 4.867776 Apparent Light Travel Time (sec): 2429.044 Apparent Equatorial: 21:23:35.854 -16:21:32.477 θ = 225.195 - 318.137 + 180.0 = 87.058° Saturn Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Longitude: 180.837° Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Latitude: 2.067° Apparent Geocentric Distance (a.u.): 10.141195 Apparent Light Travel Time (sec): 5060.505 Apparent Equatorial: 12:06:21.561 +01:33:47.807 θ = 225.195 - 180.837 + 180.0 = 224.358° Uranus Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Longitude: 352.859° Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Latitude: -0.782° Apparent Geocentric Distance (a.u.): 19.476969 Apparent Light Travel Time (sec): 9719.1 Apparent Equatorial: 23:35:00.537 -03:33:09.392 θ = 225.195 - 352.859 + 180.0 = 52.336° Neptune Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Longitude: 323.603° Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Latitude: -0.42° Apparent Geocentric Distance (a.u.): 29.865268 Apparent Light Travel Time (sec): 14902.911 Apparent Equatorial: 21:44:16.855 -14:02:57.443 θ = 225.195 - 323.603 + 180.0 = 81.592° Pluto Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Longitude: 271.248° Apparent Geocentric Ecliptic Latitude: 5.236° Apparent Geocentric Distance (a.u.): 32.411403 Apparent Light Travel Time (sec): 16173.445 Apparent Equatorial: 18:05:14.096 -18:11:49.550 θ = 225.195 - 271.248 + 180.0 = 133.947°