Horizon view

Horizon from St. John

10.0716° N, 149.9823° E · cell 42PCC

Highest horizon point
St. John: 6.2° above the horizontal, 32.2 km away at azimuth 265°.
Farthest visible point
52.1 km away at azimuth 12°, 2.7° from the horizontal.
Observer
Eye 2 m above the ground, which is 1,114 m below the 1,737.4 km reference sphere.
Sun at the rendered time
The Sun is below the horizon: 18.9° under it at azimuth 272°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:25 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, 52.1 kmSt. John, 32.2 kmSt. John, 33.2 kmSt. John, 27.5 kmSt. John, 32.2 km39.8 km, +3,604 mSt. John, 6.63 kmSun -18.9° ↓
Vertical scale exaggerated 5x (horizontal 4 px per degree). Eye 2 m above the ground.Scroll sideways to turn; the middle faces 265°.

The Sun is below the horizon: 18.9° under it at azimuth 272°. At 2026-10-22 11:05:25 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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