Horizon view

Horizon from Le Monnier H

24.9679° N, 29.6227° E · cell 27RCA

Highest horizon point
Le Monnier H: 15.9° above the horizontal, 0.95 km away at azimuth 184°.
Farthest visible point
2.84 km away at azimuth 44°, 4.5° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 2,784 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is above the local horizon: 61.7° high at azimuth 157°, 47.1° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 12:43:08 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, 2.84 kmLe Monnier H, 0.95 kmSun 61.7° ↑
Vertical scale exaggerated 2x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 184°.

The Sun is above the local horizon: 61.7° high at azimuth 157°, 47.1° above the skyline there. At 2026-10-22 12:43:08 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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