The outermost circle represents the horizon. The curved line across the map is the ecliptic, the path which the Moon, Sun, and planets follow across the sky. Morning view is 5 AM DST. Evening view is 10 PM DST (Minneapolis local time). New maps weekly.

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EVENING:

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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 Jupiter

Ephemeris of Saturn

Ephemeris of Mars

Ephemeris of Mercury

Ephemeris of Moon


Note for ephemeris data: Magnitude (Mag) is the brightness of an object. The lower the number, the brighter the object.
2008 Sun rise and set table 
 Note: this table has not been adjusted for Daylight Savings Time.

  Phase
GMT
  Date
New moon:
12:18 
 May 5 2008
First quarter:
3:47
May 12 2008
Full moon:
2:11 
 May 20 2008
Last quarter:
2:56 
 May 28 2008

       Equinoxes and solstices:
   Date GMT    Description
2008 Mar 20 5:48
Vernal Equinox
2008 Jun 20 23:59
Summer Solstice
2008 Sep 22 15:44
Autumnal Equinox
2008 Dec 21 12:03
Winter Solstice


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Maps generated with SkyMap Pro 11.0   http://www.skymap.com

Minnesota Astronomical Society http://www.mnastro.org/
Univ.-MN Dept. of Astronomy
http://www.astro.umn.edu/Outreach/pubnight/
Minnesota Starwatch http://www.astro.umn.edu/outreach/starwatch/


Questions or comments concerning these maps should be sent to
webmaster@theskytonight.com

Todd Dugdale,

   Astronomical consultant for the Lunaria Lunar Almanac


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