SkyWatch: November 2024

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)

Longitude   Latitude   UTOffset  

Sun Information

Currently (Fri, 2024 Nov 22 18:30 UT)
RA 15 53 43.3
Dec -20 16 13.8
X -0.484673
Y -0.789443
Z -0.342208
R 0.987540

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
2024 Nov 21   05:1605:4806:2106:5016:4017:0917:4118:13
2024 Nov 22   05:1705:4906:2206:5116:3917:0817:4118:13
2024 Nov 23   05:1805:5006:2306:5216:3917:0817:4118:13

 


Moon Information


Currently (Fri, 2024 Nov 22 18:30 UT)
RA          10 04 14.4
Dec +15 09 54.6
Phase -0.525  (+ = waxing; - = waning)
Parallax 0.921 degrees
Diameter 30.10 arcminutes
Elong (RA) 87W

Local time for moon rise/transit/set (for UT date)

UT DateRiseTransitSet
2024 Nov 2121:2404:5712:10
2024 Nov 2222:3105:4412:34
2024 Nov 2323:3406:2612:55

Phases for 2024

New First Full Last
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Dec 12 2023 23:33 Dec 19 2023 18:40 Dec 27 2023 00:34 Jan 04 2024 03:31
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 17:33

Planet Information


Currently (Fri, 2024 Nov 22 18:30 UT)
Local Rise/Transit/Set times are given at the end of each line
Sun         15 53 43.3   -20 16 13.8       
Opposition 03 53 43.3 +20 16 13.8 180E 16:37 23:43 06:50
Mercury 17 22 20.2 -25 19 30.9 21E 08:37 13:07 17:35
Venus 18 56 10.2 -25 12 42.0 42E 10:19 14:46 19:14
Mars 08 29 45.7 +21 15 31.3 116W 21:11 04:20 11:29
Jupiter 05 07 43.0 +22 11 29.4 163W 17:47 00:59 08:12
Saturn 22 58 16.4 -08 49 59.1 102E 13:08 18:39 00:03
Uranus 03 29 27.3 +18 40 30.2 174E 16:22 23:21 06:20
Neptune 23 50 31.0 -02 27 16.0 116E 13:39 19:31 01:15
Pluto 20 10 29.3 -23 23 34.8 59E 11:14 15:52 20:22

 

Selected Positions for November 2024
                Nov 01 2024                       Nov 16 2024                       Nov 30 2024
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Sun 14 25 19.9 -14 24 13.6 15 25 35.3 -18 42 51.2 17 34 36.5 -23 18 27.1
Opposition 02 25 19.9 +14 24 13.6 180E 03 25 35.3 +18 42 51.2 180E 05 34 36.5 +23 18 27.1 180E
Mercury 15 37 24.9 -21 27 26.4 19E 16 58 44.9 -25 20 43.3 23E 16 18 45.3 -18 29 51.9 18W
Venus 17 01 43.4 -24 32 33.3 38E 18 20 50.0 -25 37 03.3 41E 20 50 56.5 -19 57 08.1 46E
Mars 08 03 49.6 +21 48 58.7 100W 08 23 36.3 +21 19 54.4 111W 08 33 53.4 +22 05 21.1 139W
Jupiter 05 17 18.2 +22 21 15.5 139W 05 11 10.9 +22 15 10.9 155W 04 54 22.0 +21 55 31.5 171E
Saturn 22 58 53.1 -08 49 59.5 124E 22 58 08.0 -08 52 04.0 109E 23 01 00.9 -08 28 52.7 79E
Uranus 03 33 07.7 +18 53 14.6 163W 03 30 36.5 +18 44 31.4 179W 03 25 46.5 +18 27 35.4 150E
Neptune 23 51 38.9 -02 20 36.5 138E 23 50 46.6 -02 25 48.7 123E 23 50 19.4 -02 27 35.5 93E
Pluto 20 09 08.4 -23 27 44.7 81E 20 09 58.5 -23 25 07.9 66E 20 12 48.7 -23 16 48.8 36E