The outermost circle represents the horizon. You are in the centre.
The curved line across the map is the ecliptic, the path which the Sun and planets follow across the sky.
Morning view is 6 AM DST. Evening view is 9 PM DST (San Francisco local time). New maps weekly.


EVENING:


 

MORNING:           morning map w/constellations

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An ephemeris is a table of astronomical data, such as rise and set times.
See the help files for more information on how to use them.

Ephemeris of Venus

Ephemeris of Mars

Ephemeris of Mercury

Ephemeris of Jupiter

Ephemeris of Saturn

Ephemeris of Moon



Note for ephemeris: Magnitude (Mag) is the brightness of an object. The lower the number, the brighter the object.
To convert GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time, go here.
  Phase
GMT
Date
New moon: 10:30
Sep 8 2010
First quarter: 5:49
Sep 15 2010
Full moon: 9:17
Sep 23 2010
Last quarter:  3:52
Oct 1 2010

2010 Sun rise and set table Times given are Local mean Time (LMT) for San Francisco.
 Note: the Sun rise/set table has not been adjusted for Daylight Savings Time.   
       Equinoxes and solstices:
   Date GMT    Description
2010 Mar 20 17:32
Vernal Equinox
2010 Jun 21 11:28
Summer Solstice
2010 Sep 23 3:08
Autumnal Equinox
2010 Dec 21 23:38
Winter Solstice


Morrison Planetarium http://www.calacademy.org/
San Francisco Observatory http://www.physics.sfsu.edu/astronomy/observatory/
Astronomical Society of the Pacific http://www.astrosociety.org/
East Bay Astronomical Society http://www.eastbayastro.org/

 

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Todd Dugdale,

   Astronomical consultant for the Lunaria Lunar Almanac

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