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SkyWatch: October 2017

Dates and times are Universal Time
Positions are geocentric J2000
Pluto's position is astrometric, i.e., it accounts for the approx. 6 hour light-time
Elongations are in degrees
Calculations by Brian D. Warner

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)

Sun Information

Currently (Thu, 2017 Oct 19 16:10 UT)

RA    13 36 37.8
Dec   -10 03 34.9
X     -0.893410
Y     -0.403783
Z     -0.175034
R      0.995921

Local time for sunrise/sunset/twilight
Civil Twilight (CT): Sun 6º below horizon
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
2017 Oct 18    04:44 05:15 05:46 06:13 17:13 17:40 18:12 18:42
2017 Oct 19    04:45 05:16 05:47 06:14 17:12 17:39 18:10 18:41
2017 Oct 20    04:46 05:17 05:48 06:15 17:11 17:38 18:09 18:40

Moon Information

Currently (Thu, 2017 Oct 19 16:10 UT)

RA          13 38 49.4
Dec         -05 27 26.4
Phase       0.002  (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax    0.930 degrees
Diameter    30.41 arcminutes
Elong (RA)  0E

Local time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set
2017 Oct 18 04:54 11:03 16:51
2017 Oct 19 05:55 11:49 17:21
2017 Oct 20 06:54 12:34 17:53

Phases for 2017
       New                    First                  Full                   Last
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Nov 29 2016  12:19     Dec 07 2016  09:04     Dec 14 2016  00:06     Dec 21 2016  01:57     
Dec 29 2016  06:54     Jan 05 2017  19:48     Jan 12 2017  11:35     Jan 19 2017  22:14     
Jan 28 2017  00:08     Feb 04 2017  04:20     Feb 11 2017  00:33     Feb 18 2017  19:34     
Feb 26 2017  14:59     Mar 05 2017  11:33     Mar 12 2017  14:54     Mar 20 2017  15:59     
Mar 28 2017  02:58     Apr 03 2017  18:40     Apr 11 2017  06:09     Apr 19 2017  09:57     
Apr 26 2017  12:16     May 03 2017  02:48     May 10 2017  21:43     May 19 2017  00:33     
May 25 2017  19:45     Jun 01 2017  12:43     Jun 09 2017  13:10     Jun 17 2017  11:33     
Jun 24 2017  02:31     Jul 01 2017  00:52     Jul 09 2017  04:07     Jul 16 2017  19:26     
Jul 23 2017  09:46     Jul 30 2017  15:24     Aug 07 2017  18:11     Aug 15 2017  01:16     
Aug 21 2017  18:30     Aug 29 2017  08:14     Sep 06 2017  07:03     Sep 13 2017  06:26     
Sep 20 2017  05:30     Sep 28 2017  02:54     Oct 05 2017  18:40     Oct 12 2017  12:26     
Oct 19 2017  19:12     Oct 27 2017  22:23     Nov 04 2017  05:23     Nov 10 2017  20:37     
Nov 18 2017  11:42     Nov 26 2017  17:04     Dec 03 2017  15:47     Dec 10 2017  07:52     
Dec 18 2017  06:31     Dec 26 2017  09:21     Jan 02 2018  02:25     Jan 08 2018  22:26     
Jan 17 2018  02:18     Jan 24 2018  22:21     Jan 31 2018  13:27     Feb 07 2018  15:55     
Planet Information
Currently  (Thu, 2017 Oct 19  16:10 UT) 
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun         13 36 37.8   -10 03 34.9       
Opposition  01 36 37.8   +10 03 34.9   180E   17:13   23:43   06:13
Mercury     14 04 10.7   -12 38 43.9     7E   06:55   12:11   17:23
Venus       12 24 43.4   -00 59 54.4    20W   04:37   10:31   16:22
Mars        11 53 23.3   +01 58 39.9    28W   03:56   09:59   16:01
Jupiter     13 59 35.3   -11 06 22.0     6E   06:45   12:05   17:24
Saturn      17 30 56.8   -22 14 54.8    57E   10:46   15:28   20:03
Uranus      01 38 23.1   +09 35 04.1   179W   17:18   23:45   06:12
Neptune     22 53 18.0   -08 06 16.4   135E   15:15   20:49   02:14
Pluto       19 12 11.4   -21 49 01.5    81E   12:24   17:08   21:45 
Selected Positions for October 2017                Oct 01 2017                       Oct 16 2017                       Oct 31 2017
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Sun         12 28 32.5  -03 04 55.4           13 23 31.4  -08 46 59.3           15 24 45.4  -18 39 51.7      
Opposition  00 28 32.5  +03 04 55.4  180E     01 23 31.4  +08 46 59.3  180E     03 24 45.4  +18 39 51.7  180E
Mercury     12 08 21.3  +00 57 58.4    6W     13 42 56.7  -10 16 51.1    5E     16 49 12.6  -24 57 42.1   21E
Venus       10 59 57.5  +07 46 54.0   25W     12 08 43.7  +00 42 31.3   21W     14 33 38.8  -13 48 12.1   13W
Mars        11 10 17.0  +06 36 11.6   22W     11 45 16.1  +02 51 37.7   27W     12 57 09.0  -04 54 42.8   39W
Jupiter     13 44 29.9  -09 41 37.0   20E     13 56 41.2  -10 50 25.3    8E     14 22 36.9  -13 06 43.6   16W
Saturn      17 25 27.0  -22 07 46.4   74E     17 29 45.8  -22 13 32.7   60E     17 42 07.7  -22 24 49.0   32E
Uranus      01 41 10.6  +09 51 00.2  161W     01 38 55.6  +09 38 09.1  176W     01 34 21.2  +09 12 14.4  152E
Neptune     22 54 45.6  -07 57 31.2  154E     22 53 32.5  -08 04 50.9  139E     22 52 09.7  -08 12 42.1  108E
Pluto       19 11 42.6  -21 47 43.4   99E     19 12 02.4  -21 48 52.3   84E     19 14 11.3  -21 48 32.1   54E

Local Date	AT Start	NT Start	CT Start	Sun Rise	Sun Set	CT End	NT End	AT End
2017 Oct 18	04:44	05:15	05:46	06:13	17:13	17:40	18:12	18:42
2017 Oct 19	04:45	05:16	05:47	06:14	17:12	17:39	18:10	18:41
2017 Oct 20	04:46	05:17	05:48	06:15	17:11	17:38	18:09	18:40

UT Date	Rise	Transit	Set
2017 Oct 18	04:54	11:03	16:51
2017 Oct 19	05:55	11:49	17:21
2017 Oct 20	06:54	12:34	17:53