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Night of 11 Nov in Columbus

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Suggested times are sampled estimates. Clear skies, darker surroundings and an open horizon help.

Find a constellation 88 constellations

Figures are ordered by how much is above your horizon at 05:22.

Recognition figures, rather than constellation boundaries. Figure data: d3-celestial · licence

Observing conditions Weather & moonlight

For 12 Nov around 05:22, Columbus.

Moonlight
9% lit · below the horizon
Weather
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Astronomical visibility describes positions; clouds can still hide the view. Forecast cloud cover is an estimate, not a guarantee.

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Times are local to Columbus. Eclipses include local horizon checks; meteor periods are seasonal estimates.

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Local calendar dates in Columbus. A dash means no horizon crossing on that date.

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Moon at 05:229% litWaxing crescent

Planets in Columbus

12 Nov · rise, highest point and set
PlanetRise / highest / setLooking tonightExplore
Saturn
Rise15:33Highest21:38Set03:48

Look around 21:40 toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

UranusOptical aid
Rise17:54Highest01:15Set08:32

Look around 01:2012 Nov toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

NeptuneOptical aid
Rise15:12Highest21:12Set03:16

Look around 21:20 toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

Jupiter
Rise00:08Highest06:57Set13:46

Look around 06:4012 Nov toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

Mars
Rise23:57Highest06:53Set13:49

Look around 06:4012 Nov toward the south.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

Venus
Rise05:01Highest10:26Set15:52

Look around 06:4012 Nov toward the southeast.Above 10° after dusk; weather permitting.

Mercury
Rise05:55Highest11:18Set16:41

Low or poorly placed after dusk.No suitable window in our estimate.

Times assume a level horizon. A rise time alone does not mean a planet can be seen.

Sun in Columbus

12 Nov
Length of day10h 04m
Sunrise
07:13
Solar noon
12:16
Sunset
17:18
Civil twilight ends
17:46
Nautical twilight ends
18:19
Astronomical darkness begins
18:51
Astronomical dawn
05:40

Twilight fades in stages as the Sun moves below the horizon. A dash means no crossing on this local date.

Moon in Columbus

At 05:22 · 12 Nov

Waxing crescent

9% illuminated

Moonrise · 12 Nov
10:38
Moonset · 12 Nov
19:28
Next full moon
24 Nov
Next new moon
8 Dec

Moonlight changes the experience of a dark sky. A crescent leaves more stars in view than a bright full moon.

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