Simulated image courtesy of Tom Ruen.
The Moon reaches last quarter phase – rising in the east at around midnight and appearing high in the sky by sunrise.

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The hunter; associated in Greek mythology with a son of Poseidon, but associated by the Sumerians with their great hero Gilgamesh.

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The mythical river Eridanus; associated variously with the Nile or Po.

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The bull; said by the Sumerians to be charging at Orion the hunter, but in Greek mythology said to be Zeus in disguise.

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

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Longitude:
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41.14°N
73.26°W
EST

Color scheme


Sat, Nov 23, 2024


Sunrise 06:48
Sunset 16:27
Twilight ends 18:04
begins 05:11

22-day old moon
Waning Crescent

42%

22 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 08:37 17:30
Venus 10:14 19:08
Moon 23:20 12:58
Mars 20:49 11:35
Jupiter 17:22 08:16
Saturn 13:05 00:09

All times shown in EST.
The sky on 23 November 2024
Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
16:27
Twilight ends
18:04
Twilight begins
05:11

22-day old moon
Waning Crescent

42%

22 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 08:37 13:04 17:30
Venus 10:14 14:41 19:08
Moon 23:20 06:15 12:58
Mars 20:49 04:12 11:35
Jupiter 17:22 00:49 08:16
Saturn 13:05 18:37 00:09
All times shown in EST.