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The Moon disappears into the Sun's glare for a few days.

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The ram; in Greek mythology, the animal whose golden fleece was recovered by Jason and the Argonauts.

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The triangle; appearing similar to a capital delta in the Greek alphabet.

Fornax

The furnace; originally a chemist's distillation furnace, introduced by Lacaille in 1756.

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South El Monte

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

34.05°N
118.05°W
PDT

Color scheme


Tue, Oct 21, 2025


Sunrise 06:59
Sunset 18:10
Twilight ends 19:34
begins 05:36

30-day old moon
New Moon

0%

30 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 08:55 19:05
Venus 05:31 17:23
Moon 07:17 18:01
Mars 08:47 19:11
Jupiter 23:30 13:39
Saturn 16:45 04:29

All times shown in PDT.
The sky on 21 October 2025
Sunrise
06:59
Sunset
18:10
Twilight ends
19:34
Twilight begins
05:36

30-day old moon
Waxing Crescent

0%

30 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:55 14:00 19:05
Venus 05:31 11:27 17:23
Moon 07:17 12:42 18:01
Mars 08:47 13:59 19:11
Jupiter 23:30 06:35 13:39
Saturn 16:45 22:37 04:29
All times shown in PDT.