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SkyWatch: May 2024
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Dates and times are Universal Time |
Location Information for Rise/Set times
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Enter Longitude and Latitude in degrees (e.g., 39.1003).
Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative
Enter UTOffset in hours (e.g., 9.5)
Examples: Colo Spgs, CO: –105 +39 -7.0; Adelaide, Australia = +138 –34 +9.5)
Sun Information
Currently (Sat, 2024 May 18 08:05 UT)
RA 03 40 44.3Dec +19 35 24.3
X 0.542844
Y 0.783127
Z 0.339473
R 1.011538
Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Nautical Twilight (NT): Sun 12º below horizon
Astronomical Twilight (AT): Sun 18º below horizon
| Local Date | AT Start | NT Start | CT Start | Sun Rise | Sun Set | CT End | NT End | AT End |
| 2024 May 17 | 02:53 | 03:34 | 04:12 | 04:42 | 19:08 | 19:38 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| 2024 May 18 | 02:52 | 03:33 | 04:11 | 04:42 | 19:08 | 19:39 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| 2024 May 19 | 02:50 | 03:32 | 04:10 | 04:41 | 19:09 | 19:40 | 20:18 | 21:00 |
Moon Information
Currently (Sat, 2024 May 18 08:05 UT)
RA 11 58 06.8Selected Positions for May 2024
Dec +01 46 16.8
Phase 0.762 (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.904 degrees
Diameter 29.55 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 124ELocal time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set 2024 May 17 12:40 19:24 01:53 2024 May 18 13:39 20:03 02:12 2024 May 19 14:37 20:42 02:32 Phases for 2024
New First Full Last
Dec 12 2023 23:33 Dec 19 2023 18:40 Dec 27 2023 00:34 Jan 04 2024 03:31
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Jan 11 2024 11:58 Jan 18 2024 03:53 Jan 25 2024 17:55 Feb 02 2024 23:19
Feb 09 2024 23:00 Feb 16 2024 15:01 Feb 24 2024 12:31 Mar 03 2024 15:24
Mar 10 2024 09:01 Mar 17 2024 04:11 Mar 25 2024 07:01 Apr 02 2024 03:15
Apr 08 2024 18:21 Apr 15 2024 19:14 Apr 23 2024 23:50 May 01 2024 11:28
May 08 2024 03:23 May 15 2024 11:49 May 23 2024 13:54 May 30 2024 17:13
Jun 06 2024 12:38 Jun 14 2024 05:19 Jun 22 2024 01:09 Jun 28 2024 21:54
Jul 05 2024 22:58 Jul 13 2024 22:49 Jul 21 2024 10:18 Jul 28 2024 02:52
Aug 04 2024 11:14 Aug 12 2024 15:19 Aug 19 2024 18:27 Aug 26 2024 09:27
Sep 03 2024 01:57 Sep 11 2024 06:06 Sep 18 2024 02:35 Sep 24 2024 18:51
Oct 02 2024 18:50 Oct 10 2024 18:56 Oct 17 2024 11:27 Oct 24 2024 08:04
Nov 01 2024 12:48 Nov 09 2024 05:56 Nov 15 2024 21:30 Nov 23 2024 01:29
Dec 01 2024 06:22 Dec 08 2024 15:28 Dec 15 2024 09:03 Dec 22 2024 22:19
Dec 30 2024 22:28 Jan 06 2025 23:57 Jan 13 2025 22:27 Jan 21 2025 20:31
Jan 29 2025 12:36 Feb 05 2025 08:03 Feb 12 2025 13:54 Feb 20 2025 17:33Planet Information
Currently (Sat, 2024 May 18 08:05 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun 03 40 44.3 +19 35 24.3
Opposition 15 40 44.3 -19 35 24.3 180E 19:04 23:54 04:43
Mercury 02 07 11.2 +09 38 25.9 25W 03:52 10:19 16:48
Venus 03 22 17.2 +17 46 09.7 5W 04:38 11:35 18:32
Mars 00 50 20.1 +04 03 32.2 44W 02:55 09:04 15:13
Jupiter 03 43 02.8 +18 57 53.8 1E 04:57 11:57 18:58
Saturn 23 17 20.2 -06 32 53.8 70W 01:43 07:21 12:54
Uranus 03 22 54.6 +18 16 43.4 4W 04:40 11:37 18:35
Neptune 23 58 30.9 -01 31 00.3 58W 02:07 08:02 13:50
Pluto 20 18 46.3 -22 46 35.1 116W 23:42 04:23 08:55
May 01 2024 May 16 2024 May 31 2024
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Sun 02 33 26.0 +15 03 23.0 03 31 48.2 +19 05 03.1 05 38 17.3 +23 20 32.0
Opposition 14 33 26.0 -15 03 23.0 180E 15 31 48.2 -19 05 03.1 180E 17 38 17.3 -23 20 32.0 180E
Mercury 01 05 41.4 +04 27 03.7 24W 01 56 12.3 +08 32 16.4 25W 05 45 18.0 +24 31 43.2 2E
Venus 01 59 17.5 +10 51 31.9 9W 03 11 10.2 +16 58 31.5 5W 05 51 46.2 +23 48 37.3 3E
Mars 00 01 47.8 -01 11 02.3 41W 00 44 01.3 +03 23 08.5 44W 02 11 12.4 +12 04 18.9 50W
Jupiter 03 26 26.4 +17 59 03.7 13E 03 40 51.7 +18 50 32.9 2E 04 10 52.7 +20 21 15.4 20W
Saturn 23 12 19.1 -07 00 44.5 54W 23 16 45.7 -06 36 00.6 68W 23 22 19.1 -06 08 44.8 96W
Uranus 03 18 51.1 +18 01 20.1 11E 03 22 22.7 +18 14 44.0 2W 03 29 26.6 +18 40 34.7 30W
Neptune 23 56 48.7 -01 41 21.0 42W 23 58 19.1 -01 32 10.9 56W 00 00 15.3 -01 21 10.5 85W
Pluto 20 18 57.8 -22 42 55.3 99W 20 18 49.6 -22 46 00.4 114W 20 17 16.1 -22 56 01.5 144W