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public  Halayhay, Philippines Halayhay, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:36 
Transit: 12:02 
Sunset: 18:28
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New Horizons

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:16 | Tran: 23:52 | Set: 5:29
Alt: 45.73°   Az: 140.55°   Direction: South-East

New Horizons is in the constellation of Sagittarius, at a distance of 9,156,351,576.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 19h 19m 17s and the Declination is -20° 08’ 36” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of New Horizons in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of New Horizons in the constellation of Sagittarius on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of New Horizons in the constellation of Sagittarius on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of New Horizons against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

New Horizons
RA: 19h 17m 47s
Dec: -20° 11’ 28”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of New Horizons. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 19m 17s
-20° 08’ 36”
22h 07m 13s
17h 26m 31s

J2000

19h 17m 47s
-20° 11’ 28”

Additional Information

Sagittarius

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of New Horizons from Halayhay, Philippines (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 110.1°
Max altitude: 55.5°
Azimuth: 249.9°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of New Horizons from Earth is currently 9,156,351,576.0 kilometers, equivalent to 61.2064298319 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8h 29m 2.301s to travel from New Horizons and arrive to us.

9,156,351,576.0
61.2064298319
8h 29m 2.301s

The following graph shows the distance of New Horizons from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of New Horizons from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of New Horizons from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 20, 2006 and December 31, 2029, the closest approach of New Horizons to Earth happened on Friday 20 January 2006 at a distance of 0.001369 Astronomical Units, or 204,840 kilometers:

Friday 20 January 2006
204,840
0.001369

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of New Horizons relative to the other major objects in the Solar System.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of New Horizons computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jul 05 2025 19h 19m 47s -20° 07’ 41” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 06 2025 19h 19m 43s -20° 07’ 48” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 07 2025 19h 19m 39s -20° 07’ 55” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 08 2025 19h 19m 35s -20° 08’ 02” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 09 2025 19h 19m 32s -20° 08’ 09” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 10 2025 19h 19m 28s -20° 08’ 17” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 11 2025 19h 19m 24s -20° 08’ 24” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 12 2025 19h 19m 20s -20° 08’ 32” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 13 2025 19h 19m 16s -20° 08’ 39” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 14 2025 19h 19m 12s -20° 08’ 47” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 15 2025 19h 19m 08s -20° 08’ 54” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 16 2025 19h 19m 05s -20° 09’ 01” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 17 2025 19h 19m 01s -20° 09’ 09” N.A. Sagittarius
Jul 18 2025 19h 18m 57s -20° 09’ 16” N.A. Sagittarius

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