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SkyWatch: December 2019

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 (Sat, 2019 Dec 07 21:58 UT)

RA    16 55 07.5
Dec   -22 35 58.0
X     -0.251217
Y     -0.873953
Z     -0.378859
R      0.985108

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
2019 Dec 06    05:29 06:01 06:35 07:04 16:36 17:06 17:39 18:11
2019 Dec 07    05:30 06:02 06:35 07:05 16:36 17:06 17:39 18:12
2019 Dec 08    05:30 06:03 06:36 07:06 16:36 17:06 17:39 18:12

Moon Information

Currently (Sat, 2019 Dec 07 21:58 UT)

RA          01 40 32.0
Dec         +05 03 24.4
Phase       0.821  (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax    0.914 degrees
Diameter    29.89 arcminutes
Elong (RA)  131E

Local time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set
2019 Dec 06 13:51 20:01 02:46
2019 Dec 07 13:51 20:01 02:24
2019 Dec 08 14:17 20:43 03:24

Phases for 2019
       New                    First                  Full                   Last
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Dec 07 2018  07:21     Dec 15 2018  11:50     Dec 22 2018  17:49     Dec 29 2018  09:35     
Jan 06 2019  01:29     Jan 14 2019  06:46     Jan 21 2019  05:17     Jan 27 2019  21:11     
Feb 04 2019  21:04     Feb 12 2019  22:27     Feb 19 2019  15:54     Feb 26 2019  11:28     
Mar 06 2019  16:05     Mar 14 2019  10:27     Mar 21 2019  01:44     Mar 28 2019  04:11     
Apr 05 2019  08:52     Apr 12 2019  19:07     Apr 19 2019  11:13     Apr 26 2019  22:19     
May 04 2019  22:47     May 12 2019  01:13     May 18 2019  21:13     May 26 2019  16:34     
Jun 03 2019  10:03     Jun 10 2019  06:00     Jun 17 2019  08:32     Jun 25 2019  09:47     
Jul 02 2019  19:18     Jul 09 2019  10:55     Jul 16 2019  21:40     Jul 25 2019  01:19     
Aug 01 2019  03:13     Aug 07 2019  17:32     Aug 15 2019  12:31     Aug 23 2019  14:57     
Aug 30 2019  10:38     Sep 06 2019  03:11     Sep 14 2019  04:34     Sep 22 2019  02:42     
Sep 28 2019  18:27     Oct 05 2019  16:48     Oct 13 2019  21:09     Oct 21 2019  12:40     
Oct 28 2019  03:39     Nov 04 2019  10:24     Nov 12 2019  13:36     Nov 19 2019  21:11     
Nov 26 2019  15:06     Dec 04 2019  06:59     Dec 12 2019  05:13     Dec 19 2019  04:58     
Dec 26 2019  05:14     Jan 03 2020  04:46     Jan 10 2020  19:22     Jan 17 2020  12:59     
Jan 24 2020  21:43     Feb 02 2020  01:42     Feb 09 2020  07:34     Feb 15 2020  22:18     
Planet Information
Currently  (Sat, 2019 Dec 07  21:58 UT) 
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun         16 55 07.5   -22 35 58.0       
Opposition  04 55 07.5   +22 35 58.0   180E   16:33   23:49   07:04
Mercury     15 41 48.9   -18 07 32.6    18W   05:39   10:35   15:29
Venus       19 02 43.4   -24 18 20.9    29E   09:26   13:57   18:28
Mars        14 38 38.3   -14 51 28.8    33W   04:25   09:32   14:39
Jupiter     18 03 42.6   -23 18 23.7    16E   08:14   12:51   17:23
Saturn      19 19 42.6   -22 05 25.9    33E   09:23   14:06   18:42
Uranus      02 03 19.8   +11 59 18.9   138E   14:24   20:59   03:35
Neptune     23 08 54.4   -06 36 00.0    91E   12:15   17:54   23:24
Pluto       19 32 47.2   -22 21 09.2    36E   09:36   14:18   18:53 
Selected Positions for December 2019                Dec 01 2019                       Dec 16 2019                       Dec 31 2019
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Sun         16 25 49.5  -21 40 24.5           17 31 25.4  -23 16 26.5           19 47 51.8  -21 07 29.2      
Opposition  04 25 49.5  +21 40 24.5  180E     05 31 25.4  +23 16 26.5  180E     07 47 51.8  +21 07 29.2  180E
Mercury     15 06 40.6  -15 13 14.8   20W     16 31 31.2  -21 24 23.5   14W     20 04 03.0  -22 30 53.4    4E
Venus       18 26 02.0  -24 46 02.7   28E     19 46 51.3  -22 59 25.8   31E     22 19 52.6  -12 03 12.2   37E
Mars        14 21 12.0  -13 23 48.0   31W     15 00 21.2  -16 32 08.2   36W     16 26 05.8  -21 28 41.0   47W
Jupiter     17 57 08.3  -23 17 46.8   21E     18 11 52.0  -23 17 41.0    9E     18 42 47.7  -23 00 23.9   15W
Saturn      19 16 44.1  -22 10 27.3   40E     19 23 31.5  -21 58 38.2   26E     19 38 51.2  -21 27 36.9    2W
Uranus      02 04 05.6  +12 03 12.3  145E     02 02 33.1  +11 55 24.0  129E     02 01 28.0  +11 50 36.7   97E
Neptune     23 08 48.6  -06 36 47.7   97E     23 09 09.3  -06 34 12.1   82E     23 11 18.3  -06 19 54.7   51E
Pluto       19 31 59.5  -22 22 20.7   43E     19 33 49.4  -22 19 30.8   28E     19 38 09.4  -22 12 20.0    3W

Local Date	AT Start	NT Start	CT Start	Sun Rise	Sun Set	CT End	NT End	AT End
2019 Dec 06	05:29	06:01	06:35	07:04	16:36	17:06	17:39	18:11
2019 Dec 07	05:30	06:02	06:35	07:05	16:36	17:06	17:39	18:12
2019 Dec 08	05:30	06:03	06:36	07:06	16:36	17:06	17:39	18:12

UT Date	Rise	Transit	Set
2019 Dec 06	13:51	20:01	02:46
2019 Dec 07	13:51	20:01	02:24
2019 Dec 08	14:17	20:43	03:24