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Brights Stars for Washington, DC
| Body | Rises | Crosses Meridian |
Magnitude | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altair | 12:26 A.M. E |
6:57 A.M. 60° |
0.80 | 1:28 P.M. W |
| Deneb | 9:58 P.M. N |
7:47 A.M. 83° |
1.30 | 5:32 P.M. NW |
| Fomalhaut | 5:49 A.M. SE |
10:04 A.M. 21° |
1.20 | 2:18 P.M. SW |
| Algol | 5:11 A.M. NE |
2:14 P.M. 87° |
2.20 | 11:16 P.M. NW |
| Aldebaran | 8:44 A.M. E |
3:41 P.M. 67° |
0.90 | 10:39 P.M. W |
| Rigel | 10:44 A.M. E |
4:19 P.M. 42° |
0.10 | 9:55 P.M. W |
| Capella | 6:29 A.M. N |
4:22 P.M. 82° |
0.10 | 2:19 A.M. N |
| Bellatrix | 10:07 A.M. E |
4:30 P.M. 57° |
1.60 | 10:53 P.M. W |
| Betelgeuse | 10:34 A.M. E |
5:00 P.M. 58° |
0.40 | 11:26 P.M. W |
| Sirius | 12:44 P.M. E |
5:50 P.M. 34° |
-1.40 | 10:56 P.M. W |
| Procyon | 12:25 P.M. E |
6:44 P.M. 56° |
0.40 | 1:06 A.M. W |
| Pollux | 11:06 A.M. NE |
6:50 P.M. 79° |
1.20 | 2:38 A.M. NW |
| Regulus | 2:32 P.M. E |
9:13 P.M. 62° |
1.40 | 3:57 A.M. W |
| Spica | 7:04 P.M. E |
12:33 A.M. 39° |
1.00 | 5:58 A.M. W |
| Arcturus | 6:12 P.M. NE |
1:23 A.M. 70° |
-0.10 | 8:30 A.M. NW |
| Antares | 11:05 P.M. SE |
3:37 A.M. 24° |
0.90 | 8:05 A.M. SW |
| Vega | 8:54 P.M. NE |
5:43 A.M. 89° |
0.00 | 2:28 P.M. NW |
All times are Eastern Daylight Time at sea level.
