MinorPlanet.info

SkyWatch: October 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 (Mon, 2018 Oct 15 18:13 UT)

RA    13 21 38.4
Dec   -08 35 47.1
X     -0.923936
Y     -0.343954
Z     -0.149099
R      0.997092

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 Oct 14    04:40 05:11 05:42 06:09 17:19 17:46 18:17 18:48
2018 Oct 15    04:41 05:12 05:43 06:10 17:18 17:45 18:16 18:47
2018 Oct 16    04:42 05:13 05:44 06:11 17:17 17:43 18:15 18:45

Moon Information

Currently (Mon, 2018 Oct 15 18:13 UT)

RA          18 49 38.3
Dec         -21 09 03.4
Phase       0.410  (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax    0.911 degrees
Diameter    29.78 arcminutes
Elong (RA)  82E

Local time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)
UT Date Rise Transit Set
2018 Oct 14 11:36 16:34 21:19
2018 Oct 15 12:27 17:23 22:13
2018 Oct 16 13:13 18:12 23:11

Phases for 2018
       New                    First                  Full                   Last
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  (Mon, 2018 Oct 15  18:13 UT) 
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun         13 21 38.4   -08 35 47.1       
Opposition  01 21 38.4   +08 35 47.1   180E   17:19   23:43   06:09
Mercury     14 22 47.8   -15 23 29.2    16E   07:39   12:45   17:47
Venus       14 14 48.1   -21 22 27.7    18E   07:54   12:36   17:18
Mars        21 02 32.0   -20 04 36.0   110E   14:28   19:20   00:16
Jupiter     15 30 07.6   -18 14 14.0    33E   08:57   13:51   18:45
Saturn      18 15 16.2   -22 46 43.1    71E   11:49   16:29   21:01
Uranus      01 54 51.3   +11 09 59.2   171W   17:46   00:18   06:51
Neptune     23 02 05.5   -07 16 00.7   142E   15:38   21:14   02:42
Pluto       19 20 21.2   -22 08 20.7    86E   12:50   17:33   22:08 
Selected Positions for October 2018                Oct 01 2018                       Oct 16 2018                       Oct 31 2018
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sun         12 27 35.8  -02 58 50.5           13 22 34.2  -08 41 19.5           15 23 41.9  -18 35 59.1      
Opposition  00 27 35.8  +02 58 50.5  180E     01 22 34.2  +08 41 19.5  180E     03 23 41.9  +18 35 59.1  180E
Mercury     12 56 48.8  -05 27 14.6    8E     14 24 13.0  -15 32 15.8   17E     16 45 42.3  -24 34 25.1   20E
Venus       14 21 45.7  -21 19 19.2   33E     14 14 25.2  -21 20 01.2   18E     13 30 26.8  -11 01 14.2   28W
Mars        20 36 21.3  -22 36 40.6  118E     21 03 01.3  -20 01 45.2  110E     22 09 57.7  -13 07 13.9   96E
Jupiter     15 18 26.7  -17 29 01.6   44E     15 30 20.1  -18 15 00.1   32E     15 57 41.5  -19 46 51.5    8E
Saturn      18 12 02.3  -22 45 47.6   85E     18 15 20.2  -22 46 43.6   71E     18 26 08.8  -22 45 00.4   43E
Uranus      01 57 02.4  +11 21 55.8  156W     01 54 49.0  +11 09 46.5  172W     01 50 06.1  +10 44 08.1  156E
Neptune     23 03 20.0  -07 08 25.9  157E     23 02 04.4  -07 16 07.5  142E     23 00 33.4  -07 24 54.2  110E
Pluto       19 20 06.3  -22 07 24.4  101E     19 20 21.6  -22 08 21.1   86E     19 22 21.6  -22 07 22.2   56E

Local Date	AT Start	NT Start	CT Start	Sun Rise	Sun Set	CT End	NT End	AT End
2018 Oct 14	04:40	05:11	05:42	06:09	17:19	17:46	18:17	18:48
2018 Oct 15	04:41	05:12	05:43	06:10	17:18	17:45	18:16	18:47
2018 Oct 16	04:42	05:13	05:44	06:11	17:17	17:43	18:15	18:45

UT Date	Rise	Transit	Set
2018 Oct 14	11:36	16:34	21:19
2018 Oct 15	12:27	17:23	22:13
2018 Oct 16	13:13	18:12	23:11