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SkyWatch: August 2018

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 (Wed, 2018 Aug 15 18:39 UT)

RA    09 39 49.8
Dec   +13 58 39.7
X     -0.804908
Y      0.563955
Z      0.244481
R      1.012765

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
2018 Aug 14    03:33 04:10 04:44 05:13 18:53 19:21 19:56 20:32
2018 Aug 15    03:35 04:11 04:45 05:14 18:52 19:20 19:54 20:31
2018 Aug 16    03:36 04:12 04:46 05:14 18:50 19:19 19:53 20:29

Moon Information

Currently (Wed, 2018 Aug 15 18:39 UT)

RA          13 28 56.8
Dec         -03 48 48.6
Phase       0.247  (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax    0.969 degrees
Diameter    31.68 arcminutes
Elong (RA)  57E

Local time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set
2018 Aug 14 07:43 14:19 20:44
2018 Aug 15 08:53 15:10 21:17
2018 Aug 16 10:00 15:59 21:49

Phases for 2018
       New                    First                  Full                   Last
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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     
Feb 15 2018  21:06     Feb 23 2018  08:10     Mar 02 2018  00:52     Mar 09 2018  11:21     
Mar 17 2018  13:13     Mar 24 2018  15:36     Mar 31 2018  12:38     Apr 08 2018  07:18     
Apr 16 2018  01:58     Apr 22 2018  21:46     Apr 30 2018  00:59     May 08 2018  02:09     
May 15 2018  11:49     May 22 2018  03:50     May 29 2018  14:21     Jun 06 2018  18:32     
Jun 13 2018  19:44     Jun 20 2018  10:51     Jun 28 2018  04:54     Jul 06 2018  07:52     
Jul 13 2018  02:49     Jul 19 2018  19:53     Jul 27 2018  20:21     Aug 04 2018  18:19     
Aug 11 2018  09:58     Aug 18 2018  07:49     Aug 26 2018  11:57     Sep 03 2018  02:38     
Sep 09 2018  18:02     Sep 16 2018  23:16     Sep 25 2018  02:53     Oct 02 2018  09:46     
Oct 09 2018  03:48     Oct 16 2018  18:03     Oct 24 2018  16:46     Oct 31 2018  16:41     
Nov 07 2018  16:03     Nov 15 2018  14:55     Nov 23 2018  05:40     Nov 30 2018  00:20     
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     
Planet Information
Currently  (Wed, 2018 Aug 15  18:39 UT) 
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun         09 39 49.8   +13 58 39.7       
Opposition  21 39 49.8   -13 58 39.7   180E   18:48   00:02   05:23
Mercury     08 53 31.9   +13 42 58.0    11W   04:42   11:21   18:01
Venus       12 29 07.9   -04 36 01.6    46E   09:08   14:52   20:34
Mars        20 11 41.7   -26 33 13.0   156E   18:02   22:27   02:42
Jupiter     14 51 08.6   -15 27 22.2    82E   12:11   17:16   22:20
Saturn      18 11 31.3   -22 39 15.3   130E   15:47   20:28   01:01
Uranus      02 01 08.4   +11 44 47.2   110W   20:53   04:28   11:03
Neptune     23 07 53.9   -06 39 28.9   157W   19:45   01:24   06:54
Pluto       19 22 07.6   -21 58 57.6   146E   16:55   21:38   02:14 
Selected Positions for August 2018                Aug 01 2018                       Aug 16 2018                       Aug 31 2018
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Sun         08 43 33.4  +18 08 41.5           09 40 46.0  +13 53 57.7           11 33 41.0  +02 50 38.0      
Opposition  20 43 33.4  -18 08 41.5  180E     21 40 46.0  -13 53 57.7  180E     23 33 41.0  -02 50 38.0  180E
Mercury     09 30 44.3  +09 56 33.0   14E     08 53 14.0  +13 48 09.9   12W     11 19 52.9  +06 14 01.3    5W
Venus       11 36 26.0  +02 36 39.2   45E     12 29 59.1  -04 43 13.8   46E     14 00 06.9  -17 40 48.5   42E
Mars        20 26 05.4  -25 57 45.3  171E     20 11 31.3  -26 33 15.4  156E     20 16 44.1  -24 37 48.6  128E
Jupiter     14 46 25.7  -15 02 37.5   95E     14 51 14.6  -15 27 52.1   82E     15 07 50.1  -16 44 42.0   56E
Saturn      18 14 18.7  -22 36 22.3  145E     18 11 29.1  -22 39 18.1  130E     18 10 14.2  -22 44 08.5  100E
Uranus      02 01 10.4  +11 45 17.5   96W     02 01 08.0  +11 44 44.8  111W     01 58 56.1  +11 32 20.7  141W
Neptune     23 09 08.2  -06 31 17.5  143W     23 07 52.5  -06 39 37.9  157W     23 04 47.5  -06 59 21.5  172E
Pluto       19 23 26.7  -21 54 53.3  161E     19 22 06.3  -21 59 01.4  146E     19 20 19.5  -22 05 31.9  116E

Local Date	AT Start	NT Start	CT Start	Sun Rise	Sun Set	CT End	NT End	AT End
2018 Aug 14	03:33	04:10	04:44	05:13	18:53	19:21	19:56	20:32
2018 Aug 15	03:35	04:11	04:45	05:14	18:52	19:20	19:54	20:31
2018 Aug 16	03:36	04:12	04:46	05:14	18:50	19:19	19:53	20:29

UT Date	Rise	Transit	Set
2018 Aug 14	07:43	14:19	20:44
2018 Aug 15	08:53	15:10	21:17
2018 Aug 16	10:00	15:59	21:49