Horizon view

Horizon from Chang'e 6

41.6385° S, 153.9852° W · cell 4GDK

Highest horizon point
Mons Song: 3.1° above the horizontal, 43.6 km away at azimuth 194°.
Farthest visible point
85.3 km away at azimuth 232°, -0.1° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 5,255 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 35.7° under it at azimuth 132°. At 2026-09-27 05:46:46 UTC, when this page was served.
Resolution
Terrain resolution: about 1.9 km, the global LOLA terrain tier of 16 pixels per degree; relief smaller than that, near or far, is smoothed, and the model does not include boulders or other surface hazards.
N30°60°E120°150°S210°240°W300°330°farthest visible, 85.3 kmMons Song, 43.6 kmMons Song, 50.2 kmChaffee, 55.9 km9.48 km, +88 mSun -35.7°
Vertical scale exaggerated 10x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 194°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 35.7° under it at azimuth 132°. At 2026-09-27 05:46:46 UTC.

Terrain resolution: about 1.9 km, the global LOLA terrain tier of 16 pixels per degree; relief smaller than that, near or far, is smoothed, and the model does not include boulders or other surface hazards. How the horizon is computed

Peaks on the skyline

A ray every 0.5 degrees out to 200 km across the NASA LRO LOLA terrain, the curvature of the Moon included; each peak is named only when an IAU feature's mapped footprint lies over the point that forms it. Smooth terrain between samples, no boulders.

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