Converter

AstroSat

Convert between equatorial coordinates (right ascension and declination) and the horizontal coordinates you actually point a telescope at (altitude and azimuth), for any place and moment.

Equatorial input

h
m
s
°

lat°
lon°

Horizontal result

Enter values and press Convert.
Results appear here as an instrument readout.

All-sky view — looking up; zenith at center, horizon at the rim

N E S W 30° 60°

Azimuth is measured from north, increasing eastward (N 0°, E 90°). Positions are mean places, with no atmospheric refraction, nutation, or aberration applied.