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 multi-headed water snake, slain by Hercules in Greek mythology.

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The compass; a southern constellation introduced by Lacaille in 1756.

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The lion cub; introduced as a constellation by Johannes Hevelius in 1687.

Antlia

The air pump; a southern constellation introduced by Lacaille in 1756, originally the 'pneumatic machine'.

Sextans

The sextant; a constellation introduced by Johannes Hevelius in 1687, celebrating an instrument used to measure star positions.

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Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

39.96°N
83.00°W
EST

Color scheme


Wed, Feb 19, 2025


Sunrise 07:17
Sunset 18:12
Twilight ends 19:42
begins 05:46

21-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

53%

21 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 07:46 18:48
Venus 08:24 21:25
Moon 00:30 10:11
Mars 14:04 05:26
Jupiter 11:49 02:31
Saturn 08:12 19:38

All times shown in EST.
The sky on 19 February 2025
Sunrise
07:17
Sunset
18:12
Twilight ends
19:42
Twilight begins
05:46

21-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

53%

21 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 07:46 13:17 18:48
Venus 08:24 14:55 21:25
Moon 00:30 05:24 10:11
Mars 14:04 21:45 05:26
Jupiter 11:49 19:10 02:31
Saturn 08:12 13:55 19:38
All times shown in EST.