© NASA/Cassini
Saturn reverses its direction of motion across the sky.

Events Calendar » More »

Full Moon

From the Moon feed

Close approach of the Moon, Saturn and Neptune

From the Appulses feed

Messier 55 is well placed

From the Deep Sky feed

Moon at Last Quarter

From the Moon feed

Close approach of the Moon and M45

From the Appulses feed

New Moon

From the Moon feed

Constellations More »

Lyra

The lyre; often said to be played by Orpheus, the greatest musician of his age.

Sagittarius

The archer; usually drawn as a centaur – half man, half horse

Draco

The dragon; in Greek mythology, Ladon, guard of the tree on which golden apples grew, slain by Hercules.

Sagitta

The arrow; in Greek mythology, perhaps the arrow that Apollo used to kill the Cyclopes.

Scutum

The shield; a constellation honouring King John III Sobieski of Poland – the only politically inspired constellation still in use.

Astronomical Charts

Guides to Astronomy

Ephemerides

Share

User-specified

Latitude:
Longitude:
Timezone:

37.68°N
106.35°W
GMT-07:00

Color scheme


Sat, Jul 12, 2025


Sunrise 04:51
Sunset 19:27
Twilight ends 21:18
begins 02:59

17-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

95%

17 days old


Rise Set
Mercury 06:55 20:35
Venus 02:05 16:18
Moon 20:37 06:25
Mars 09:20 22:09
Jupiter 03:52 18:33
Saturn 22:53 10:50

All times shown in GMT-07:00.
The sky on 12 July 2025
Sunrise
04:51
Sunset
19:27
Twilight ends
21:18
Twilight begins
02:59

17-day old moon
Waning Gibbous

95%

17 days old

Planets
Rise Culm. Set
Mercury 06:55 13:45 20:35
Venus 02:05 09:11 16:18
Moon 20:37 01:28 06:25
Mars 09:20 15:44 22:09
Jupiter 03:52 11:12 18:33
Saturn 22:53 04:52 10:50
All times shown in GMT-07:00.